What is CVE-2007-3278?

CVE-2007-3278 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2007-06-19.

Is CVE-2007-3278 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in PostgreSQL

CVE-2007-3278

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.

Published 2007-06-19 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

PostgreSQL
Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2007-6601

References

www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/28445 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/28454 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/28679 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35142 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3278?: CVE-2007-3278 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-264. Published 2007-06-19.
Is CVE-2007-3278 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.