CVE-2008-3389
Stack-based buffer overflow in the libbecompat library 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 by setting a long value of an environment variable…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the libbecompat library 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 by setting a long value of an environment variable before running (1) verifydb, (2) iimerge, or (3) csreport.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ingres/ingres
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31357Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31398Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989Broken Link
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31357Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31398Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.phpBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.