CVE-2007-6600
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-6566)
- Published
- January 9, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6566 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- postgresql / postgresql
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References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28359(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28376(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28437(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28438(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28445(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28454(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28455(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28464(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28477(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28479(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28679(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28698(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29638(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
- http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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