CVE-2008-1966 describes multiple buffer overflows in the BSU JAVA subcomponent of IBM DB2 versions 8, 9.1, and 9.5. Specifically, remote authenticated users can trigger a denial of service (instance crash) by calling the RECOVERJAR or REMOVE_JAR procedures with crafted parameters. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity requiring authentication, leading to partial availability impact. While the EPSS score is low and it's not on the KEV catalog, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.