Auth bypass in PostgreSQL
CVE-2007-6601
The DBLink module in 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, when local trust or ident authentication is used, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3278.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.016 (74.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PostgreSQL — versions 8.2
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 7, 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28445 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 (Broken Link)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28454 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28359 (Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6601?
- CVE-2007-6601 is a vulnerability in PostgreSQL, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2008-01-09.
- Is CVE-2007-6601 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.