CVE-2008-3357 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the ingvalidpw component of Ingres 2.6, Ingres 2006 (releases 1 and 2) on Linux and HP-UX. This flaw, related to a "pointer overwrite vulnerability," allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by introducing a malicious shared library. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, indicating complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if successfully exploited. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:ingres:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:actian:ingres:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.