Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3960 · published 11 September 2008

CVE-2008-3960: Ibm db2 universal database improper input validation vulnerability

Ibm · Db2 Universal Database

Unspecified vulnerability in the JDBC Applet Server Service (aka db2jds) in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via "malicious packets."

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.1% CWE-20 · Improper input validation

5.0CVSS 2.0 base score

1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

16References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Db2 Universal Database Ibm

References

Link	Tags
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
http://osvdb.org/48148
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787	Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318189
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR29274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020826
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44984
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
http://osvdb.org/48148
http://secunia.com/advisories/31787	Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318189
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR29274
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31058
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020826
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44984

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3960), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.