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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-3269 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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Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01971}

epss

{'score': 0.02396}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2007-3279

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-3279

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