CVE-2008-1966

Multiple buffer overflows in the JAR file administration routines in the BSU JAVA subcomponent in...

4.0 Medium

Multiple buffer overflows in the JAR file administration routines in the BSU JAVA subcomponent in IBM DB2 8 before FP16, 9.1 before FP4a, and 9.5 before FP1 allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a call to the (1) RECOVERJAR or (2) REMOVE_JAR procedure with a crafted parameter, related to (a) sqlj.install_jar and (b) sqlj.replace_jar.

Exploit likelihood

2.68%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.0

Record: CVE-2008-1966
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1966
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1964 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1964
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hwvh-vvw9-932p No score

Multiple buffer overflows in the JAR file administration routines in the BSU JAVA subcomponent in...

Record: GHSA-hwvh-vvw9-932p
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm db2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1966 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Db2, published April 27, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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