CVE-2008-3857

Severity Score

4.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El componente Base Service Utilities en IBM DB2 9.1 antes de Fixpak 5 conserva una contraseña en texto claro en memoria después de que la conexión a la base de datos que envía la contraseña está totalmente establecida, lo que podría permitir a usuarios locales obtener información sensible leyendo una descarga de memoria.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.6

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-08-28 CVE Reserved
2008-08-28 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1769	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45139	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607	2017-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR27422	2017-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		aix		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		hp_ux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		linux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		solaris		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		windows		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp2, aix		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp2, hp-ux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp2, linux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp2, solaris		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp2, windows		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp3, aix		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp3, hp-ux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp3, linux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp3, solaris		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp3, windows		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4, hp-ux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4, solaris		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4, windows		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4a, aix		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4a, hp-ux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4a, linux		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4a, solaris		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Db2 Universal Database Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database"				9.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Db2 Universal Database" and version "9.1"		fp4a, windows		Affected