IBM DB2 10.1 < 10.1 FP6 / 10.5 < 10.5 FP11 / 11.1 < 11.1.4 FP6 / 11.5 < 11.5.5 FP1 DoS (Windows)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151456

Synopsis

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

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by denial of service vulnerability as the server terminates abnormally when executing a specially crafted SELECT statement.

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.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466371

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd7b2203

http://www.nessus.org/u?ffb5d21a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151456

File Name: db2_6466371_win.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 7/8/2021

Updated: 5/5/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-29703

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

Required KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-29703