CVE-2008-3357 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges in Ingres database via a crafted shared library due to an untrusted search path vulnerability.
- 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-2008-3357?
CVE-2008-3357 is a high-severity 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
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ingvalidpw 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 via a crafted shared library, related to a "pointer overwrite vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Actian Ingres.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xrmj-v7v7-vhq3.