IBM DB2 Connect 9.7 < 9.7.1100.352 / 10.5 < 10.5.1100.2866 / 11.1 < 11.1.4050.859 / 11.5 < 11.5.5000.1587 DoS (Windows)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 144810

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

IBM DB2 for Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service inside the 'DB2 Management Service'.

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: Medium

ID: 144810

File Name: db2_connect_6391652.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/8/2021

Updated: 7/7/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4642

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/DB2 Connect Server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4642

IAVB: 2021-B-0002-S

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