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TI-2008-06509 Aliases CVE-2008-6821GHSA-2vvf-4m7g-gc7w

Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3676 and CVE-2008-3853.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03672 89th 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 · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:fp16:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0 fp16VulnerableIBM
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:db2:8.0: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:fp16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 fp16 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
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:db2:9.1:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp4aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp1VulnerableIBM
  • 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:db2:9.1:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp4a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6821
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vvf-4m7g-gc7w

References

Patch 4

  • 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-2026-09068 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-03052 Unspecified vulnerability in the DB2STST program in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP9, 9.5 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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