VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3856
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.40% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- ibm/db2 universal database
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29784Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31787Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ19155Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20350
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20352Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45140
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29784Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31787Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ19155Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20350
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20352Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45140
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.