CVE-2008-3389

Stack-based buffer overflow in the libbecompat library in Ingres 2.6, Ingres 2006 release 1 (aka...

4.6 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Record: CVE-2008-3389
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3389
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3375 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3375
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95vq-m8f4-gh6c No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the libbecompat library in Ingres 2.6, Ingres 2006 release 1 (aka...

Record: GHSA-95vq-m8f4-gh6c
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3389 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ingres, published August 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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