CVE-2009-2858 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Security component of IBM DB2 8.1 before FP18 on Unix platforms. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming memory through unspecified vectors, impacting the DB2 memory structure. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, it is considered a medium severity issue with low attack complexity and no confidentiality or integrity impact, only availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:fp17:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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