CVE-2007-3280
Published Jun 19, 2007
Last updated 6 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE statements that map to arbitrary libraries based on the C programming language, which allows remote authenticated superusers to map and execute a function from any library, as demonstrated by using the system function in libc.so.6 to gain shell access.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 8
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Vendor comments
- Red HatRed Hat does not consider this do be a security issue. The ability of the superuser to execute code on behalf of the database server is an intended feature and imposes no security threat as the superuser account is restricted to the database administrator.
Configurations
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