CVE-2008-1998

Description

The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the log file parameter.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.93% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06976 vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ10776 vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06977 vendor advisory
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-03.shtml third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3840 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29784 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28836 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29022 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1998?
CVE-2008-1998 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1998?
To fix CVE-2008-1998, 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-2008-1998 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1998 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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