Medium 4.3Published Jul 18, 2012

CVE-2012-0867PostgreSQL 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 conn…

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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.

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20, CWE-295
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

opensuse_project opensuse opensuse_project:opensuse	12.2	NVD
postgresql postgresql postgresql:postgresql	8.4; 8.4.1; 8.4.2; 8.4.3; 8.4.4; 8.4.5; 8.4.6; 8.4.7; and 13 more ranges	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	6.0	NVD
redhat desktop_workstation redhat:desktop_workstation	5	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux redhat:enterprise_linux	5.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0; 6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_hpc_node redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server	6.0	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.2	NVD
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus	6.2.z	NVD
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References

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html	third-party-advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html	third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49273
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418	third-party-advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026	broken-link
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/	vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html	release-notes, vendor-advisory

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