Vulnerability in PostgreSQL
CVE-2007-6600
PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) VACUUM and (2) ANALYZE operations within index functions, and supports (3) SET ROLE and (4) SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28445 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10493 (signature, vdb-entry)
- 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)