CVE-2008-1997

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the ADMIN_SP_C2 procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: the ADMIN_SP_C issue is already covered by CVE-2008-0699.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.88% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491075/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06972 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29022 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-02.shtml not applicable
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3841 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1997?
CVE-2008-1997 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1997?
To fix CVE-2008-1997, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1997 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1997 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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