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
Published Aug 5, 2008
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 36.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 35.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=732 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31357 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31398 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020615 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ingres.com/support/security-alert-080108.php x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495177/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30512 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2292 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2313 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44179 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=181989 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
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