Description
Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, and 9.0.x before 9.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file corruption), and allows remote authenticated users to modify configuration settings and execute arbitrary code, via a connection request using a database name that begins with a "-" (hyphen).
Published: 2013-04-04
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: 81.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2657-1 postgresql-8.4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2658-1 postgresql-9.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1789-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Postgresql Postgresql
Redhat Cloudforms Managementengine
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.363Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1899

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-04T17:55:00.877

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1899

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-04-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1899 - Bugzilla

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