Bug 427127 (CVE-2007-6600)

Summary: CVE-2007-6600 PostgreSQL privilege escalation
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: kreilly, security-response-team, tgl, thoger
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Fixed In Version: 8.2.6-1.fc8 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2008-01-11 22:14:11 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 427134, 427135, 427136, 427137, 427138, 427220, 427221, 427772, 427773, 427774    
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Description Josh Bressers 2008-01-01 02:23:23 UTC
Any logged-in database user who has the ability to create tables and functions
(which in most installations will be everybody) can acquire database superuser
privilege, which means he can make the server process do whatever he wants.

Comment 6 Tomas Hoger 2008-01-07 13:58:20 UTC
Public now, lifting embargo:

http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
http://www.postgresql.org/support/security.html

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2008-01-11 22:13:54 UTC
postgresql-8.2.6-1.fc8 has been pushed to the Fedora 8 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2008-01-11 22:24:20 UTC
postgresql-8.2.6-1.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.