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TI-2008-01921 Aliases CVE-2008-1998GHSA-c95g-rpjx-pm4h

The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the log file parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02501 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp11VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp12VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp13:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp13VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp14VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp15:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp15VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp11 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp12 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp13 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp14 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp15 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp6aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp6bVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6c:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp6cVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp7aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7b:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp7bVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp8aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp9aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp3aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp6a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp6b Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6c:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp6c Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp7a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp7b Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp8a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp9a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp3a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c95g-rpjx-pm4h

References

Advisory 5

  • TI-2007-02494 Multiple buffer overflows in the DB2 JDBC Applet Server (DB2JDS) service in IBM DB2 9.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03546 Stack-based buffer overflow in the validateUser implementation in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-08862 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper pre-auth DRDA handshake handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-03566 IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Administration Server (DAS) 8 before Fix Pack 16 and 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-06509 Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-09068 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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