CVE-2007-3278 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2007-3278

PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication...

Vulnerability Description

PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

postgresql, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 3.1, 4.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 19th, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.