CVE-2007-3279 (GCVE-0-2007-3279)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-06-19 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 14:14
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Summary
PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to the PUBLIC domain, which allows remote attackers to create and execute functions, as demonstrated by functions that perform local brute-force password guessing attacks, which may evade intrusion detection.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2159 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2007-06-05 00:00
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