CVE-2009-4325

Exp

The Client Interfaces component in IBM DB2 8.2 before FP18, 9.1 before FP8, 9.5 before FP5, and 9.7 before FP1 does not validate an unspecified pointer, which allows attackers to overwrite "external memory" via unknown vectors, related to a missing "check for null pointers."

Published: 2009-12-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4325 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.65%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-4325

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4325

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 1.78% 2.65% +0.87%
2 2025-03-30 1.92% 1.78% -0.14%
3 2025-03-29 1.92%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4325

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4325

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-4325

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp13:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp15:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp16:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp17:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.2:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp4a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp2a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:fp3b:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4325

URL Tags
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT Patch
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v91/APARLIST.TXT
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v97/APARLIST.TXT
http://secunia.com/advisories/37759 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC64702
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LI72709 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LI74500 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LI74504
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21293566 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21412902
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37332
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3520 Vendor Advisory
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