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CVE-2007-3278

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-3278 affects PostgreSQL 8.1 and later versions when local trust authentication and the dblink library are enabled. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute SQL queries by manipulating the dblink host parameter to proxy connections through 127.0.0.1. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability has a local attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.3, < 7.3.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.4, < 7.4.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0, < 8.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.1, < 8.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.2, < 8.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0126 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: rh-postgresql-0:7.3.21-1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: postgresql-0:7.4.19-1.el4_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el5_1.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4Fixed in: postgresql-0:8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-3278

dblink allows proxying of database connections via 127.0.0.1

Jun 16, 2007

References

h20000.www2.hp.com / bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
Third Party Advisory
osvdb.org / 40899
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28376
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28437
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28438
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28445
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28454
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28477
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28479
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/28679
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/29638
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/35142
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10334
Third Party Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
Broken Link
usn.ubuntu.com / 568-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1460
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1463
Third Party Advisory
leidecker.info / pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
portcullis.co.uk / uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0109
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1071/references
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