Is CVE-2008-1998 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1998 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1998?

CVE-2008-1998 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-1998

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the log file parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1996)
Published: April 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1996 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / db2
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microsoft / windows

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29022(Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29784(Third Party Advisory)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3840(Third Party Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06976(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06977(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ10776(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-03.shtml(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28836(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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