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CVE-2013-1900 json

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, and 8.4.x before 8.4.17, when using OpenSSL, generates insufficient…

published 2013-04-04 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1896

cvss
8.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, and 8.4.x before 8.4.17, when using OpenSSL, generates insufficiently random numbers, which might allow remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to the "contrib/pgcrypto functions."

Patch / fix

  • postgresql RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4
  • postgresql84 RHEL 5 8.4.18-1.el5_10
  • postgresql-libs RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4
  • postgresql-test RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4
  • postgresql-pltcl RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4
  • postgresql84-tcl RHEL 5 8.4.18-1.el5_10
  • postgresql-plperl RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4
  • postgresql-server RHEL 6 8.4.18-1.el6_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1475RHEA-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

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-2013-1900 updated cvss 4.3

postgresql: Improper randomization of pgcrypto functions (requiring random seed)

  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 postgresql Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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 (v. 5 server) postgresql84 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-tcl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-libs 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-test 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-plperl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql84 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-tcl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-libs 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-python 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-contrib 8.4.18-1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-libs 8.4.18-1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-test 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-plperl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-server 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-contrib 8.4.18-1.el6_4, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql84 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-test 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-plperl 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-server 8.4.18-1.el5_10, postgresql84-plpython 8.4.18-1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-libs 8.4.18-1.el6_4
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-test 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-plperl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-server 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-contrib 8.4.18-1.el6_4, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-libs 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-test 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-plperl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-server 8.4.18-1.el6_4, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) postgresql 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-libs 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-test 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-pltcl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-plperl 8.4.18-1.el6_4, postgresql-server 8.4.18-1.el6_4, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1475

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Exploit prediction

4.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 8.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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