CVE-2008-3858 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the IBM DB2 database instance by sending a crafted CONNECT data stream simulating a V7 client request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-3858?
CVE-2008-3858 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 28 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Downlevel DB2RA Support component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT data stream that simulates a V7 client connect request.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3858?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3858?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-3858 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3858 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-452f-6cjx-8x7j.