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CVE-2008-3357

20
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
33.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0041 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 3,237 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/31357
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31398
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44181
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.ca.com / irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent
Broken Link
ingres.com / support/security-alert-080108.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/30512
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2292
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2313
Third Party Advisory