CVE-2008-3856
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1...
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3856- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-3856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3842 No score
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3842- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8fv-c9gr-q25c No score
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1...
The routine infrastructure component in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP1 on Unix and Linux does not change the ownership of the db2fmp process, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-g8fv-c9gr-q25c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published August 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.40%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.