Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2007-3280

Description

The Database Link library (dblink) in PostgreSQL 8.1 implements functions via CREATE statements that map to arbitrary libraries based on the C programming language, which allows remote authenticated superusers to map and execute a function from any library, as demonstrated by using the system function in libc.so.6 to gain shell access.

Affected products

PostgreSQL/PostgreSQL
cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

osvdb.org/40901nvd
www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txtnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdfnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35145nvd

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