Is CVE-2012-3489 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3489 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3489?

CVE-2012-3489 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-3489

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD

The xml_parse function in the libxml2 support in the core server component in PostgreSQL 8.3 before 8.3.20, 8.4 before 8.4.13, 9.0 before 9.0.9, and 9.1 before 9.1.5 allows remote authenticated users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or URLs, and possibly obtain file or URL content that triggers a parsing error, via an XML value that refers to (1) a DTD or (2) an entity, related to an XML External Entity (aka XXE) issue.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-611
EPSS score: 3.1% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3445)
Published: October 3, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3445 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
postgresql / postgresql
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux eus
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00102.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00013.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00024.html(Mailing List)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1263.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50635(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50718(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50859(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50946(Broken Link)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2534(Mailing List)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:139(Broken Link)
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news/1407/(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/release-8-3-20.html(Release Notes)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/release-8-4-13.html(Release Notes)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/release-9-0-9.html(Release Notes)
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/release-9-1-5.html(Release Notes)
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security/(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55074(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1542-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_postgresql2(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849173(Issue Tracking, Patch, Release Notes)

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

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