Is CVE-2009-4438 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4438 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4438?

CVE-2009-4438 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-4438

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

The Query Compiler, Rewrite, and Optimizer component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP8, 9.5 before FP5, and 9.7 before FP1 does not enforce privilege requirements for access to a (1) sequence or (2) global-variable object, which allows remote authenticated users to make use of data via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.5 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.6% (75th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4405)
Published: December 28, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4405 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / db2
ibm / db2
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ibm / db2

References

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
http://secunia.com/advisories/37759(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC62543(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC62583(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC64852(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21293566(Patch)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21412902(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37332
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3520(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

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

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