IBM DB2 10.5.0.11 FP 11 41270 / 11.1.4.7 FP 7 41268 / 11.5.7.0 FP 0 29113 / 11.5.8.0 FP 0 29133 DoS (Windows)

high Nessus Plugin ID 175136

Synopsis

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

Description

According to it self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is vulnerable to a denial of service as it may trap when compiling a variation of an anonymous block.

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/6985687

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175136

File Name: db2_6985687_win.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 5/5/2023

Updated: 3/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-29255

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: 4/24/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-29255

IAVB: 2023-B-0028-S