# CVE-2012-0868: CRLF injection vulnerability in pg\_dump in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-07-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

CRLF injection vulnerability in pg_dump in PostgreSQL 8.3.x before 8.3.18, 8.4.x before 8.4.11, 9.0.x before 9.0.7, and 9.1.x before 9.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted file containing object names with newlines, which are inserted into an SQL script that is used when the database is restored.

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## References

- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1377/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:027
- 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://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- 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/8.3/static/release-8-3-18.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49272
- http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-3.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0677.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00060.html

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