CVE-2008-3853 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the DAS server program within the Core DAS function component of IBM DB2 versions 9.1 before FP4a and 9.5 before FP1. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) through unspecified vectors, requiring medium attack complexity. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp2:aix:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.