{"cve":"CVE-2007-3279","nvd":{"published":"2007-06-19T21:30:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:41:24.607","status":"Modified","description":"PostgreSQL 8.1 and probably later versions, when the PL/pgSQL (plpgsql) language has been created, grants certain plpgsql privileges to the PUBLIC domain, which allows remote attackers to create and execute functions, as demonstrated by functions that perform local brute-force password guessing attacks, which may evade intrusion detection.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://osvdb.org/40900","http://www.leidecker.info/pgshell/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.txt","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:188","http://www.portcullis.co.uk/uplds/whitepapers/Having_Fun_With_PostgreSQL.pdf","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471541/100/0/threaded"],"products":["postgresql:postgresql"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:46:28.846926071+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2007-3279","score":0.02607,"percentile":0.85393,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}