CVE-2008-3856

Description

The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.83% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058 vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607 patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20352 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45140 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ19155 patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29601 vdb entry patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ20350 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29784 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3856?
CVE-2008-3856 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3856?
To fix CVE-2008-3856, 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-2008-3856 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3856 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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