CVE-2008-3853

Buffer overflow in the DAS server program in the Core DAS function component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP4a and 9.5 before FP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-3676.

Published: 2008-08-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3853 is rated High Risk (67.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.77%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3853

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.98% 5.77% -2.22%
2 2025-06-26 11.29% 7.98% -3.31%
3 2025-05-13 — 11.29% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp2:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp2:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp2:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp2:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp3:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp3:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp3:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp3:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp4:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp4:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp4:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:fp4:solaris:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3853

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