# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrmj-v7v7-vhq3

## 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 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3357?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3357 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3357 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3357/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3357/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3357
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3357
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3357

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