CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-2008-3389

    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 before running (1) verifydb, (2) iimerge, or (3) csreport.

    Published:Aug 5, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 5, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hp
    Product
    Hp-ux
    Vendor
    Ingres
    Product
    Ingres
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-13476 (CVSS 7.3) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, 15.0, and 12.10 could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary co…
    CVE-2026-13367 (CVSS 7.8) — IBM Informix Dynamic Server 14.10, and 15.0 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the oninit s…
    CVE-2025-33142 (CVSS 5.3) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for TLS connections.…
    CVE-2025-36038 (CVSS 9) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the sy…
    CVE-2025-33104 (CVSS 4.4) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows …
    CVE-2025-27907 (CVSS 4.1) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). This may all…
    CVE-2024-38320 (CVSS 5.9) — IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware and Storage Protect Backup-Archive Cl…
    CVE-2023-30443 (CVSS 5.3) — IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to denial…
    CVE-2024-45071 (CVSS 5.5) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability …
    CVE-2024-45072 (CVSS 5.5) — IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack wh…

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High