Input validation error in PostgreSQL - CVE-2007-0555
Published: January 19, 2023 / Updated: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111782
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-0555
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to read data or crash the application.
PostgreSQL 7.3 before 7.3.13, 7.4 before 7.4.16, 8.0 before 8.0.11, 8.1 before 8.1.7, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 allows attackers to disable certain checks for the data types of SQL function arguments, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly access database content.
Affected software
PostgreSQL
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/postgresql
How to mitigate CVE-2007-0555
Install update from vendor's website.
PostgreSQL - addressed in versions 7.3.13, 7.4.16, 8.0.11, 8.1.7, 8.2.2
dev-db/postgresql - update to 8.0.11
dev-db/postgresql - update to 8.0.11
External References
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24033
- http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-February/000141.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-830
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1025
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1261
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2554
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-15.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:037
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0064.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102825-1
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-417-2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22387
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24057
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24042
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24094
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24158
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25220
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070201-01-P.asc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24284
- http://osvdb.org/33087
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0478
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0774
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32195
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9739
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/417-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459448/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459280/100/0/threaded