National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3856
Original release date:08/28/2008
Last revised:08/12/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 29601
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
Type: Patch Information
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ20352
Type: Patch Information
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ19155
Type: Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: ibm-db2-infrastructure-unspecified(45140)
External Source: BID
Name: 31058
External Source: AIXAPAR
Name: IZ20350
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31787
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 29784
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT