VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3857
CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-08-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor