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TI-2012-02293 Aliases CVE-2012-2655GHSA-cvwf-36vc-625j

PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.19, 8.4.x before 8.4.12, 9.0.x before 9.0.8, and 9.1.x before…

Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.19, 8.4.x before 8.4.12, 9.0.x before 9.0.8, and 9.1.x before 9.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) by adding the (1) SECURITY DEFINER or (2) SET attributes to a procedural language's call handler.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0293 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 43

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 33 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.13VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.14VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.15VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.16VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.17VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.3.18VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.13 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.14 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.15 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.16 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.17 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.18 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.3 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1037 Released 2012-06-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    postgresql and postgresql84 security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8, postgresql84-devel-8.4.12-1.el5_8, postgresql84-devel-8.4.12-1.el5_8.i386 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8, postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8.i386, postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8.ia64 +45
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8, postgresql84-8.4.12-1.el5_8.i386, postgresql84-contrib-8.4.12-1.el5_8 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-libs-8.4.12-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-contrib-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-devel-8.4.12-1.el6_2 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-libs-8.4.12-1.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-contrib-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-devel-8.4.12-1.el6_2 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2.ppc, postgresql-contrib-8.4.12-1.el6_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-contrib-8.4.12-1.el6_2, postgresql-devel-8.4.12-1.el6_2 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1037
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2655
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvwf-36vc-625j

References

Advisory 10

  • TI-2019-06651 In PostgreSQL 9.3 through 11.2, the "COPY TO/FROM PROGRAM" function allows superusers and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2017-05187 Improper authentication in postgresql CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-15711 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-01675 Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-03176 The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2022-01423 SQL injection in postgresql CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 202 →

Sources

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