7.2
HIGH
CVE-2007-6601
PostgreSQL DBLink Privilege Elevation Vulnerability
Description

The DBLink module in 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, when local trust or ident authentication is used, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3278.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Jan. 18, 2023, 9:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6601 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Postgresql postgresql
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-2007-6601.

URL Resource
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 Broken Link
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061 Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127 Broken Link
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 No Types Assigned http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28359 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/28359 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28455 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28455 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28464 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28464 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/28698 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/28698 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml No Types Assigned http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 No Types Assigned http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 No Types Assigned http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 No Types Assigned https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html No Types Assigned https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:7.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.0.317:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.3.0 up to (excluding) 7.3.21 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.4.0 up to (excluding) 7.4.19 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.0.15 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0 up to (excluding) 8.1.11 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:11127 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11127 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39500 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39500 [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-2007-6601 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.41 }} 0.04%

score

0.74382

percentile

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