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CVE-2012-0868

CRLF injection vulnerability in pg_dump in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted file containing object names with newlines, which are inserted into an SQL script that is used when the database is restored.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
18 Jul 2012
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
2.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 85% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
SQL injection (CWE-89)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PostgreSQLServers and applications · cpe:a:postgresql:postgresql
  • Version 9.1.2
  • Version 9.1.1
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.0.6
All 39 release lines
  • Version 8.3
  • Version 8.3.1
  • Version 8.3.2
  • Version 8.3.3
  • Version 8.3.4
  • Version 8.3.5
  • Version 8.3.6
  • Version 8.3.7
  • Version 8.3.8
  • Version 8.3.9
  • Version 8.3.10
  • Version 8.3.11
  • Version 8.3.12
  • Version 8.3.13
  • Version 8.3.14
  • Version 8.3.15
  • Version 8.3.16
  • Version 8.3.17
  • Version 8.4
  • Version 8.4.1
  • Version 8.4.2
  • Version 8.4.3
  • Version 8.4.4
  • Version 8.4.5
  • Version 8.4.6
  • Version 8.4.7
  • Version 8.4.8
  • Version 8.4.9
  • Version 8.4.10
  • Version 9.0
  • Version 9.0.1
  • Version 9.0.2
  • Version 9.0.3
  • Version 9.0.4
  • Version 9.0.5
  • Version 9.0.6
  • Version 9.1
  • Version 9.1.1
  • Version 9.1.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0868
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0868