CVE catalog
CVE-2012-3489
postgresql-8.4 - several
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.06% · Oct 25, 2026
The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue. postgresql: File disclosure through XXE in xmlparse by DTD validation The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.10-0squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.10-0squeeze1~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.11-0squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.11-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.12-0squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.12-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.12-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.12-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.5-0squeeze2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.5-1~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.5-2~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.7-0squeeze1~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.7-0squeeze2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-0squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-0squeeze1~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-0squeeze2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-0squeeze2~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.9-0squeeze1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.9-0squeeze1~bpo50+1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | 6.0 | 8.4.13-0squeeze1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | postgresql-8.4 | deb | 6.0 | 8.4.13-0squeeze1 | Not reported | DSA-2534-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed: