CVE-2007-3278

N/A Unknown
Published: June 19, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/40899
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35142
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10334
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/40899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10334
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

debian postgresql

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