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CVE-2008-3857

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-08-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-3857
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.35%

Original NVD Description

The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.