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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-3280

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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/35145

OSVDB
  40901

MISC
  http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf
  http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt

MANDRIVA
  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded


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