Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3356
CVE-2008-3356
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2006:release_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ingres:ingres:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6, 2006 release 1 (aka 9.0.4), 2006 release 2 (aka 9.1.0)
Patches
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/31357nvdVendor Advisory
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31398nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.phpnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44177nvd
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontentnvd
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