CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in PostgreSQL (Database Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (backend crash) via an out-of-bounds backref number.
The bug was discovered 01/06/2008. The weakness was shared 01/09/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4769 since 09/10/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30198 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is . The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165667 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update PostgreSQL Security Issues (SUSE-SA:2008:005)).
Upgrading to version 8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39499) and Tenable (30198). The entries 37348, 40443, 40442 and 40441 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 30198
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OpenVAS ID: 60178
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1460-1 (postgresql-8.1)
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Upgrade: PostgreSQL 8.0
Timeline
09/10/2007 🔍01/06/2008 🔍
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Sources
Product: postgresql.orgAdvisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4769 (🔍)
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X-Force: 39499
SecurityTracker: 1019157
Vulnerability Center: 17393 - PostgreSQL TCL Expression Parser Allows Remote Users to Cause DoS (Backend Crash), Medium
SecurityFocus: 27163 - PostgreSQL Multiple Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28359
OSVDB: 40906 - CVE-2007-4769 - PostgreSQL - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0061
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/30/2021 13:37
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (68), 08/03/2019 18:12 (11), 07/30/2021 13:37 (3)
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