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CVE-2007-3279
PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to…
High10.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 40900 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:188 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070616 Having Fun With PostgreSQL (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- postgresql-dblink-weak-security(35144) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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