CVE-2008-4693 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Attackers can read sensitive password-related connection string values from trace output in IBM DB2, requiring trace logging to be enabled.

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-2008-4693?

CVE-2008-4693 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 22 Oct 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SORT/LIST SERVICES component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP6 and 9.5 before FP2 writes sensitive information to the trace output, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading "PASSWORD-RELATED CONNECTION STRING KEYWORD VALUES."

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4693?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4693 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hc8c-7g6g-xx6q.

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