OS Command Injection in PostgreSQL - CVE-2007-3278
Published: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111761
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3278
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in dblink. A remote attacker with ability to manipulate the connection string can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
How to mitigate CVE-2007-3278
Install updates from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - addressed in versions 7.4.18, 8.0.14, 8.1.10, 8.2.5
dev-db/postgresql - update to 8.0.15
dev-db/postgresql - update to 8.0.15