CVE-2007-3278 Auth bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2007-3278?

CVE-2007-3278 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3278?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Postgresql Postgresql.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3278?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2007-3278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cf95-2h9h-gh2x.