CVE-2007-3278

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 third party advisory broken link
http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 vdb entry permissions required
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35142 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 third party advisory broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10334 signature third party advisory vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 third party advisory broken link
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/40899 vdb entry broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references vdb entry permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3278?
CVE-2007-3278 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3278?
To fix CVE-2007-3278, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3278 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-3278 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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