VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3857
The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- ibm/db2 universal database
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR27422
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1769
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45139
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR27422
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1769
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45139
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.