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WEB APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES Standard & Premium

PostgreSQL Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0867)

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 connections when the host name is exactly 32 characters.

Remediation

References

CVE-2012-0867

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Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2012-0867 CWE-295

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities

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