PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to the PUBLIC domain, which allows remote attackers to create and execute functions, as demonstrated by functions that perform local brute-force password guessing attacks, which may evade intrusion detection.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:14:13.544Z

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

Link: CVE-2007-3279

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:32:50.620

Link: CVE-2007-3279

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