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medium 6.5

CVE-2007-6600 json

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 inste…

published 2008-01-09 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6566

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • postgresql RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-pl RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-tcl RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-libs RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-test RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-python RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-server RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1
  • postgresql-contrib RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0040RHSA-2008:0039RHSA-2008:0038

  • postgresql94 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.4.10-1.1
  • postgresql93 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.3.15-1.1
  • postgresql95 openSUSE Tumbleweed 9.5.4-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10030-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10256-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10273-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-6600 updated

PostgreSQL privilege escalation

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) postgresql 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-test 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-python 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, +2 more Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) postgresql 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-test 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, postgresql-python 8.1.11-1.el4s1.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0040
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0039
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) postgresql 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-test 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-python 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0039
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 postgresql 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-test 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-test 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-python 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 postgresql 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-test 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) postgresql 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-pl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-tcl 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-libs 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-test 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, postgresql-python 8.1.11-1.el5_1.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0039
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 postgresql 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-test 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0038
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 rh-postgresql 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-pl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-tcl 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-jdbc 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-libs 7.3.21-1, rh-postgresql-test 7.3.21-1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0039
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 postgresql 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-pl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-tcl 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-jdbc 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-libs 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, postgresql-test 7.4.19-1.el4_6.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0038
  • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) postgresql 8.2.6-1.el5s2, postgresql-tcl 8.2.6-1.el5s2, postgresql-libs 8.2.6-1.el5s2, postgresql-test 8.2.6-1.el5s2, postgresql-pltcl 8.2.6-1.el5s2, postgresql-plperl 8.2.6-1.el5s2, +4 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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References

Sources

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