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title: "CVE-2007-0555\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-0555

Publication date 6 February 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

PostgreSQL 7.3 before 7.3.13, 7.4 before 7.4.16, 8.0 before 8.0.11, 8.1
before 8.1.7, and 8.2 before 8.2.2 allows attackers to disable certain
checks for the data types of SQL function arguments, which allows remote
authenticated users to cause a denial of service (server crash) and
possibly access database content.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| postgresql-8.1 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 8.1.8-1ubuntu3 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 8.1.9-0ubuntu0.6.10 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 8.1.9-0ubuntu0.6.06 |
| postgresql-8.2 | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 8.2.4-0ubuntu0.7.04 |
| 6.10 edgy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0555)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0555)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-0555)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0555)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-417-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-417-1)
+ PostgreSQL vulnerabilities
+ 6 February 2007

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0555>