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CVE-2013-1899 json

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 c…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-1895

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
54.3%
EPSS 54.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

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).

Patch / fix

  • cfme cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • prince cloudforms managementengine 5 9.0r2-3.el6cf
  • libdnet cloudforms managementengine 5 1.12-11.el6cf
  • ruby193 cloudforms managementengine 5 1-11.el6
  • cfme-lib cloudforms managementengine 5 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf
  • lshw-gui cloudforms managementengine 5 B.02.16-4.el6cf
  • pyliblzma cloudforms managementengine 5 0.5.3-7.el6cf

red hat advisories RHEA-2013:1487

  • postgresql94 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.4.10-1.1
  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1
  • postgresql95 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.5.4-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-1899 updated cvss 5.0

postgresql: Insecure switch parsing

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 postgresql
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Management Engine ruby193 1-11.el6, lshw B.02.16-4.el6cf, prince 9.0r2-3.el6cf, cfme 5.2.0.37-1.el6cf, libdnet 1.12-11.el6cf, postgresql92 1-12.el6, +213 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHEA-2013:1487
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 postgresql, postgresql84 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 postgresql, postgresql-libs, postgresql-test, postgresql-pltcl, postgresql-plperl, postgresql-server, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

54.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
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References

Sources

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