CVE-2008-3857

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3857
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-08-28 17:41:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 All aix All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 All hp_ux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 All linux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 All solaris All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 All windows All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp2 aix All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp2 hp-ux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp2 linux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp2 solaris All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp2 windows All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp3 aix All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp3 hp-ux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp3 linux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp3 solaris All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp3 windows All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4 hp-ux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4 solaris All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4 windows All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4a aix All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4a hp-ux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4a linux All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4a solaris All
Application Ibm Db2 Universal Database 9.1 fp4a windows All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Fix List for DB2 Version 9.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
JR27422: SECURITY: THE PASSWORD USED TO CONNECT TO THE DATABASE CAN BE SEEN IN CLEAR TEXT FROM A MEMORY DUMP. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-1.ibm.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM DB2 Universal Database Prior to 9.1 Fixpak 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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