HIGH
PostgreSQL privilege escalation via dblink
Published Jan 9, 2008
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≥ 7.3.0 · < 7.3.21
- ≥ 7.4.0 · < 7.4.19
- ≥ 8.0.0 · < 8.0.15
- ≥ 8.1.0 · < 8.1.11
- ≥ 8.2.0 · < 8.2.6
- 8.2
Configuration 2
OR
- 3.1
- 4.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 7
- 8
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.57% 0.01573
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01573
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01573) | 74.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01573) | 72.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00749) | 70.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.66% (0.03657) | 79.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00725) | 70.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00545) | 78.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00370) | 72.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 65.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 63.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.55th | 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_SUSEBroken Link
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- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6601 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=427128 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6601
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
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- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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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-2007-6601
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a