CVE-2008-6820 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6820 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-6820 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 3 Jun 2009.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Db2. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6820/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6820/index.md)
The db2fmp process in IBM DB2 on Windows runs with OS privilege, potentially allowing privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6820?
CVE-2008-6820 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 3 Jun 2009.
Official description
The db2fmp process in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 on Windows runs with "OS privilege," which has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3856.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6820?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6820?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6820 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hg89-rv67-669v.