MEDIUM
PostgreSQL privilege escalation
Published Jan 9, 2008
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.12%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 7.3
- 7.3.1
- 7.3.2
- 7.3.3
- 7.3.4
- 7.3.5
- 7.3.6
- 7.3.7
- 7.3.8
- 7.3.9
- 7.3.10
- 7.3.11
- 7.3.12
- 7.3.13
- 7.3.14
- 7.3.15
- 7.3.16
- 7.3.17
- 7.3.18
- 7.3.19
- 7.4
- 7.4.1
- 7.4.2
- 7.4.3
- 7.4.4
- 7.4.5
- 7.4.6
- 7.4.7
- 7.4.8
- 7.4.9
- 7.4.10
- 7.4.11
- 7.4.12
- 7.4.13
- 7.4.14
- 7.4.16
- 7.4.17
- 7.4.18
- 8.0
- 8.0.0
- 8.0.1
- 8.0.2
- 8.0.3
- 8.0.4
- 8.0.5
- 8.0.6
- 8.0.7
- 8.0.8
- 8.0.9
- 8.0.10
- 8.0.11
- 8.0.12
- 8.0.13
- 8.0.14
- 8.1.1
- 8.1.2
- 8.1.3
- 8.1.4
- 8.1.5
- 8.1.6
- 8.1.7
- 8.1.8
- 8.1.9
- 8.1.10
- 8.2
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
rh-postgresql-0:7.3.21-1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0039
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
postgresql-0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0038
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0038
Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4
postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0040
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | rh-postgresql-0:7.3.21-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0039 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | postgresql-0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0038 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0038 |
| Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4 | postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el4s1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0040 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.12% 0.03124
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03124
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 87.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.10% (0.03098) | 86.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01078) | 75.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 76.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.42% (0.01416) | 79.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 4.32% (0.04317) | 92.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 2.21% (0.02205) | 89.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00371) | 73.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 77.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 75.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00491) | 73.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 71.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (42)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6600 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427127 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6600
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6600
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 31, 2007
Link CVE-2007-6600
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a