Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2007-4772
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 context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted regular expression.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL
- Tcl Tcl\/tk
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4772?
- CVE-2007-4772 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-01-09.
- Is CVE-2007-4772 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.