Unscored severity · published Aug 19, 2009
CVE-2009-2858
Memory leak in the Security component in IBM DB2 8.1 before FP18 on Unix platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors,…
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CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Memory leak in the Security component in IBM DB2 8.1 before FP18 on Unix platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, related to private memory within the DB2 memory structure.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
through 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; 8.1; +18 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2858
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2858
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36313
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ35635
Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24024075
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