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CVE-2012-0867

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
2.3% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0892)
Published
July 18, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0892 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • debian / debian linux
  • opensuse project / opensuse
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • postgresql / postgresql
  • redhat / desktop workstation
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux desktop
  • redhat / enterprise linux desktop
  • redhat / enterprise linux hpc node
  • redhat / enterprise linux server
  • redhat / enterprise linux server aus
  • redhat / enterprise linux server eus
  • redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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