PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when local trust authentication is enabled and the Database Link library (dblink) is installed, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary accounts and execute arbitrary SQL queries via a dblink host parameter that proxies the connection from 127.0.0.1.
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History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-06-19T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:14:12.659Z

Reserved: 2007-06-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-3278

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-19T21:30:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:32:50.413

Link: CVE-2007-3278

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2007-06-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-3278 - Bugzilla