CVE-2008-3857
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CVE-2008-3857 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Db2 Universal Database | 9.1 |
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