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CVE-2012-3489

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2012-3489 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Postgresql, published August 25, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.06%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in postgresql-8.4 8.4.13-0squeeze1.

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

3.06%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Record
CVE-2012-3489
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Record
CVE-2012-3489
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3445 No score

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Record
EUVD-2012-3445
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpq4-mcf9-c5w9 6.5

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3...

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Record
GHSA-fpq4-mcf9-c5w9
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-611
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1 No score

postgresql94-9.4.10-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the postgresql94-9.4.10-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1 No score

postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the postgresql93-9.3.15-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1 No score

libecpg6-32bit-9.5.4-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libecpg6-32bit-9.5.4-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
postgresql-8.4
Debian:6.0
 before 8.4.13-0squeeze1, plus listed versions
8.4.10-0squeeze18.4.10-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.10-18.4.11-0squeeze18.4.11-1
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8.4.12-0squeeze18.4.12-18.4.12-28.4.12-38.4.5-0squeeze28.4.5-18.4.5-1~bpo50+18.4.5-28.4.5-2~bpo50+18.4.6-18.4.7-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.7-0squeeze28.4.7-18.4.8-0squeeze18.4.8-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.8-0squeeze28.4.8-0squeeze2~bpo50+18.4.8-18.4.8-28.4.9-0squeeze18.4.9-0squeeze1~bpo50+18.4.9-1
8.4.13-0squeeze1
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
postgresql84-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-python
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-tcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql84-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
0:8.4.13-1.el5_8
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-contrib
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-docs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plperl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-plpython
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-pltcl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-server
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql-test
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
0:8.4.13-1.el6_3
postgresql94
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.4.10-1.1
9.4.10-1.1
postgresql93
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.3.15-1.1
9.3.15-1.1
postgresql95
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 9.5.4-1.2
9.5.4-1.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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