CVE-2007-6600

N/A Unknown
Published: January 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, 7.4 before 7.4.19, and 7.3 before 7.3.21 uses superuser privileges instead of table owner privileges for (1) VACUUM and (2) ANALYZE operations within index functions, and supports (3) SET ROLE and (4) SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION within index functions, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

postgresql

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