CVE-2013-1900

PostgreSQL 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, and 8.4.x before 8.4.17, when using OpenSSL, generates insufficiently random numbers, which might allow remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to the "contrib/pgcrypto functions."

Published: 2013-04-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1900 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.51%, 90th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.94% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2013-1900

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 0.57% 4.51% +3.94%
2 2026-02-01 0.80% 0.57% -0.24%
3 2025-12-07 — 0.80% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1900

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1900

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1900

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-1900: 1 GLSA(s) (201408-15), 1 atom(s) (dev-db/postgresql-server); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1900
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1900
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1900 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (postgresql-8.2, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4, postgresql-9.1), 28 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): DNE 15, released 9, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1900

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-1900

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-2013-1900

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 8.4.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.4.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2013-1900

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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1475.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2657
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2658
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:142
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1456/ Vendor Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/release-8-4-17.html
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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1789-1
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