IBM DB2 Connect 9.7 < FP11 40481 / 10.1 < FP6 40480 / 10.5 < FP11 40479 / 11.1 < FP5 40478 / 11.5 < 11.5.5000.1587 Command Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 143552

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a command injection vulnerability.

Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in IBM DB2 Connect due to a DLL search order hijacking vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client. An unauthenticated, local attacker can exploit this, by placing a specially crafted file in a compromised folder, to execute arbitrary commands.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 143552

File Name: db2_connect_6370023.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/8/2020

Updated: 1/7/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4739

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2_connect

Required KB Items: SMB/db2_connect/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/18/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4739

IAVB: 2020-B-0068-S

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