4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-3389
Ingres libbecompat Library Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2008, 7:41 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3389 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Hp hp-ux
1 Ingres ingres
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-3389.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 Broken Link
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 Broken Link

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-3389 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3389 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31357
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31398
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615
    Added Reference http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179
    Added Reference https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_2:*:*:*:linux:x86:* AND OR cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732 No Types Assigned http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 No Types Assigned https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php No Types Assigned http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_2:linux:x86:*:*:*:* AND OR cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_2:*:*:*:linux:x86:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44179 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.14897

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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