Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-0867

Title: Postgresql Improper Input Validation

Input Validation Error

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-0867.

CWE Category CWE-20

Published Date Jul 18, 2012

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.3 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.34%

Vulnerability Summary

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 connections when the host name is exactly 32 characters.

Impacted Vendors

anynines 1

postgresql 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.3

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-0867 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

July 18, 2012 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.