CVE-2007-0556
The query planner in PostgreSQL before 8.0.11, 8.1 before 8.1.7, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 does not verify that a table is compatible with a "previously made query plan," which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The query planner in PostgreSQL before 8.0.11, 8.1 before 8.1.7, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 does not verify that a table is compatible with a "previously made query plan," which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly access database content via an "ALTER COLUMN TYPE" SQL statement, which can be leveraged to read arbitrary memory from the server.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.03% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- postgresql/postgresql
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2554
- http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-February/000141.html
- http://osvdb.org/33302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24033Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24042
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24057
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24151
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24513
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25220
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-15.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017597
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102825-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-117.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:037
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_sr.html
- http://www.postgresql.org/support/security
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0067.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0068.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459280/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459448/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22387
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-417-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0478
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0774
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32191
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.