CVE-2007-3280
HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 25.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 25.5% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3270)
- Published
- June 19, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3270 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- postgresql / postgresql
References
- http://osvdb.org/40901
- http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188
- http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35145
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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