CVE-2007-6600

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

PostgreSQL: 7.3, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5 (+64)

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
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445
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

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