CVE-2013-1899

Argument injection vulnerability in PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, and 9.0.x before 9.0.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file corruption), and allows remote authenticated users to modify configuration settings and execute arbitrary code, via a connection request using a database name that begins with a "-" (hyphen).

Published: 2013-04-04 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1899 is rated Moderate Risk (55.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 54.31%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1899

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 81.12% 54.31% -26.81%
2 2026-02-01 71.64% 81.12% +9.48%
3 2025-12-28 — 71.64% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1899

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1899

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1899

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-1899: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1899
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1899
ubuntu high CVE-2013-1899 high priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (postgresql-8.2, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1), 24 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 12, not-affected 5, released 5, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1899

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-1899

Impact: Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1899

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 9.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:9.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1899

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/101519.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102806.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00008.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00012.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-0-13.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-1-9.html
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-9-2-4.html
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/faq/2013-04-04/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1
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