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CVE-2008-3853

25
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0577 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ftp.software.ibm.com / ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
secunia.com / advisories/29784
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45141
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/29601
Patch