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TI-2013-01675 Aliases CVE-2013-1899GHSA-ch6v-hpg8-wfmr

Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9…

Priority MEDIUM 61CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.54312 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.1VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.2VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2.3VulnerablePostgreSQL
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:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.4VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.5VulnerablePostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.1 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.2 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2.3 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
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.4 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.5 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.6VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.7VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
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:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.8VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.9VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.10VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.11VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.12VulnerablePostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*10.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.6 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.7 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.8 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:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.8 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.9 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.10 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.11 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.12 Vulnerable ·PostgreSQL
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Management EngineFixed—
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1899
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch6v-hpg8-wfmr
  3. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 99th percentile and above

References

Advisory 13

Other 5

Sources

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