CVE-2008-3857 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read cleartext passwords from memory dumps in IBM DB2, exposing sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3857?
CVE-2008-3857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 28 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2 Universal Database
- CVE-2007-6045 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) DB2WATCH and (2) DB2FREEZE in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-6047 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2007-6048 Misconfiguration in n/a
- CVE-2007-6051 IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 assigns incorrect privileges to the (1) DB2ADMNS and (2) DB2USERS alternative groups, which has unknown impact.
- CVE-2005-4865 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vc3-xjw8-wgr3.