CVE-2007-3336

Exp

Multiple "pointer overwrite" vulnerabilities in Ingres database server 2006 9.0.4, r3, 2.6, and 2.5, as used in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending certain TCP data at different times to the Ingres Communications Server Process (iigcc), which calls the (1) QUinsert or (2) QUremove functions with attacker-controlled input.

Published: 2007-06-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3336 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.25%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2007-3336

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
14646 exploit_db edb 2010-08-14 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3336

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-25 29.72% 30.25% +0.53%
2 2026-02-08 28.95% 29.72% +0.77%
3 2025-03-30 28.95%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3336

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3336

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3336

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ingres database_server 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ingres:database_server:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ingres database_server 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ingres:database_server:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ingres database_server 9.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ingres:database_server:9.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ingres database_server r3 cpe:2.3:a:ingres:database_server:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3336

URL Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-06/0302.html
http://osvdb.org/37486
http://secunia.com/advisories/25756 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25775 Vendor Advisory
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/ingresvuln_letter.asp Patch
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=145778
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/critical-risk-vulnerability-in-ingres-pointer-overwrite-1/
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/critical-risk-vulnerability-in-ingres-pointer-overwrite-2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472193/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24585
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2288 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2290 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34993
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35000
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