CVE-2008-3960

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the JDBC Applet Server Service (aka db2jds) in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via "malicious packets."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.42% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ibm.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-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318189
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR29274 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44984 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020826 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/48148 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3960?
CVE-2008-3960 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3960?
To fix CVE-2008-3960, 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-2008-3960 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3960 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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