CVE-2008-3958
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD
IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT/ATTACH data stream that simulates a V7 client connect/attach request. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-3858. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3959.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.6% (76th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3943)
- Published
- September 11, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3943 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
- ibm / db2
References
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- http://osvdb.org/48144
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31787(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ08134
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45133
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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