CVE-2007-3278

dblink allows proxying of database connections via 127.0.0.1

Published Jun 19, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1460-1 New postgresql-8.1 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1463-1 New postgresql-7.4 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3268 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-568-1 PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
References
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http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 cve-icon cve-icon
http://osvdb.org/40899 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471644/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35142 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3278 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10334 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3278 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:14 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2007, 9:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM
Severity
Public date
Jun 16, 2007, 12:00 AM