CVE-2008-3357

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ingvalidpw in Ingres 2.6, Ingres 2006 release 1 (aka 9.0.4), and Ingres 2006 release 2 (aka 9.1.0) on Linux and HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted shared library, related to a "pointer overwrite vulnerability."

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory ingres.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020614 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 third party advisory vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=733 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44181 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 third party advisory vdb entry
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3357?
CVE-2008-3357 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3357?
To fix CVE-2008-3357, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3357 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3357 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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