Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/ ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49273 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0678.html ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:026 ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-7.html ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-11.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2418 ↗
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html ↗