CVE-2013-1902

PostgreSQL, 9.2.x before 9.2.4, 9.1.x before 9.1.9, 9.0.x before 9.0.13, 8.4.x before 8.4.17, and 8.3.x before 8.3.23 generates insecure temporary files with predictable filenames, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to "graphical installers for Linux and Mac OS X."

Published: 2013-04-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1902 is rated High Risk (69.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.21%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.66% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: 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-2013-1902

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 0.55% 2.21% +1.66%
2 2025-12-07 0.60% 0.55% -0.05%
3 2025-03-30 0.60%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1902

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1902

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1902

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1902 medium 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 7, needs-triage 2, released 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1902

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1902

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.11 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.13 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.15 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.16 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.17 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.19 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.20 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.21 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
postgresql postgresql 8.3.22 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1902

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