CVE-2008-3356 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on log files in Ingres database installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3356?
CVE-2008-3356 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
verifydb in Ingres 2.6, Ingres 2006 release 1 (aka 9.0.4), and Ingres 2006 release 2 (aka 9.1.0) on Linux and other Unix platforms sets the ownership or permissions of an iivdb.log file without verifying that it is the application's own log file, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by creating a symlink with an iivdb.log filename.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3356?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ingres Ingres.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-3356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cgvm-rcgv-pjm9.