# CVE-2008-3958: IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT/ATTACH data strea

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT/ATTACH data stream that simulates a V7 client connect/attach request. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2008-3858. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-3959.

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## References

- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ08134
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31787
- http://osvdb.org/48144
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45133

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