01 Record

CVE-2012-0867

PostgreSQL 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 truncates the common name to only 32 characters when verifying SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

PostgreSQL 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 truncates the common name to only 32 characters when verifying SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to spoof

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 82.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2012-07-18 23:00Z14 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 18:38Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2012-01-19

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
CWE-295Improper Certificate ValidationBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

d24d56dc45611ae4e1693c2d47453b1f91cbdfe3e0f3964f901416150c17f462

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

opensuse_projectopensuseNot specified—

postgresqlpostgresqlNot specified—

redhatdesktop_workstationNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_desktopNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_hpc_nodeNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_serverNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_server_ausNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_server_eusNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_workstationNot specified—

06 References

www.postgresql.orghttp://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com49273http://secunia.com/advisories/49273third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:0678http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2012:026http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
www.postgresql.orghttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.postgresql.orghttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
www.debian.orgDSA-2418http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
www.postgresql.orghttp://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2012:1173http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

01 Record index

CVE-2012-0867

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2012-0867

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References