Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2007-4769
The regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend crash) via an out-of-bounds backref number.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.036 (89.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.036 · newest: 0.036 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2
- Tcl Tk
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28454 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/28359 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4769?
- CVE-2007-4769 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-189. Published 2008-01-09.
- Is CVE-2007-4769 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.