CVE-2008-6821

Description

Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3676 and CVE-2008-3853.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.24% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com 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 patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318189 patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22004 patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22188 patch vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ22190 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35408 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51108 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6821?
CVE-2008-6821 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6821?
To fix CVE-2008-6821, 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-2008-6821 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6821 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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