6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-6067
PostgreSQL Regular Expression DOS
Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted "complex" regular expression with doubly-nested states.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2008, 9:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2018, 9:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6067 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Postgresql postgresql
1 Tcl_tk tcl_tk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-6067.

URL Resource
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=565440&group_id=10894
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1810264&group_id=10894&atid=110894 Exploit
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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.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/39498
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10235
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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-6067 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-6067 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-568-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10235 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10235 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39498 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39498 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-6067 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-6067 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.55 }} 0.10%

score

0.87416

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability