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TI-2009-04201 Aliases CVE-2009-4438GHSA-4w48-3xmg-2w3m

The Query Compiler, Rewrite, and Optimizer component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP8, 9.5…

Priority LOW 32CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The Query Compiler, Rewrite, and Optimizer component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP8, 9.5 before FP5, and 9.7 before FP1 does not enforce privilege requirements for access to a (1) sequence or (2) global-variable object, which allows remote authenticated users to make use of data via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01567 75th 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 · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:db2:9.1:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp4aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp6aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1 fp7VulnerableIBM
  • 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:db2:9.1:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp4a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp6a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 fp7 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp2aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp3aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3b:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp3bVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.5 fp4aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp2a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp3a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp3b Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.5 fp4a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w48-3xmg-2w3m

References

Patch 2

Advisory 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-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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