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.

Published: 2012-07-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0867 is rated Moderate Risk (46.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.34%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0867

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.87% 2.34% +0.47%
2 2026-04-05 2.05% 1.87% -0.19%
3 2026-02-01 — 2.05% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0867

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0867

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0867

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2012-0867: 1 GLSA(s) (201209-24), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-0867
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0867
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-0867 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (postgresql-8.2, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1), 36 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): DNE 21, released 9, not-affected 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0867

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0867

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse_project opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat desktop_workstation 5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:desktop_workstation:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.2 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.2.z cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.2.z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0867

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