CVE-2009-2858

Description

Memory leak in the Security component in IBM DB2 8.1 before FP18 on Unix platforms allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, related to private memory within the DB2 memory structure.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
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-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24024075 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36313 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ35635 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2858?
CVE-2009-2858 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2858?
To fix CVE-2009-2858, 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-2009-2858 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2858 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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