8.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-1998
IBM DB2 Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2008, 8:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2018, 7:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1998 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm db2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1998.

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

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3840 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3840 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29022 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29022 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28836 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28836 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-03.shtml No Types Assigned http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2008-03.shtml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ10776 No Types Assigned http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ10776 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06976 No Types Assigned http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06976 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06977 No Types Assigned http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06977 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/29784 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/29784 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:fp15:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:*:fp3:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.5 AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp12:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp13:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp6c:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp7b:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp8a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.0:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491073/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41960 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41960 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1998 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1998 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.31 }} 0.02%

score

0.70256

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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