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IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (7145721, 7145727) (Windows)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200187

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Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 on Windows may be affected by multiple vulnerabilites:

 - IBM Db2 is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure when using ADMIN_CMD with IMPORT or EXPORT. (CVE-2023-38729)

 - IBM Db2 is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by a specially crafted query under certain conditions.
 (CVE-2024-27254)

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/7145721

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145727

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200187

File Name: db2_7145721_7145727_win.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Databases

Published: 6/7/2024

Updated: 2/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38729

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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: 4/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-38729, CVE-2024-27254