Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2007-3279
PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to the PUBLIC domain, which allows remote attackers to create and execute functions, as demonstrated by functions that perform local brute-force password guessing attacks, which may evade intrusion detection.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.1
References
- osvdb.org/40900 (vdb-entry)
- www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35144 (vdb-entry)