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CVE-2007-6600 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28445 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml CVE, MITRE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1 CVE, MITRE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004 CVE, MITRE
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0039.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39496 CVE, MITRE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10493 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-6600
NVD Published Date:
01/09/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE