# CVE-2008-1998: The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The NNSTAT (aka SYSPROC.NNSTAT) procedure in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via the log file parameter.

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## References

- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06976
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ10776
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06977
- http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-03.shtml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3840
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29784
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28836
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29022
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960

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