CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2007-3278

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
postgresqlNVD
Affected:>= 8.2, < 8.2.6Fixed in:8.2.6CVE-2007-3278derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

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