Unscored severity · published Jun 3, 2009
CVE-2008-6821
Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
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CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3676 and CVE-2008-3853.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; 8.0; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6821
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6821
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22004
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22188
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22190
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318189
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