PT-2008-5199 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2008-08-28 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3857

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 version 9.1 before Fixpak 5

Description The issue allows local users to potentially obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump, as the cleartext password is retained in memory after a database connection is established.

Recommendations For IBM DB2 version 9.1, apply Fixpak 5 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3857

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 6

• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR27422 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3857 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1769 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29601 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45139 · Note