CVE-2007-3280

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.

Published: 2007-06-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-3280 is rated High Risk (65.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.13%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3280

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 48.92% 26.13% -22.79%
2 2026-02-05 48.05% 48.92% +0.87%
3 2025-10-27 — 48.05% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3280

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3280

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-3280

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3280
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-3280 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.2), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 4, DNE 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3280

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-3280

  • Red Hat (2007-09-28T00:00:00)

    Red Hat does not consider this do be a security issue. The ability of the superuser to execute code on behalf of the database server is an intended feature and imposes no security threat as the superuser account is restricted to the database administrator.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3280

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
postgresql postgresql 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3280

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