IBM DB2 SEoL (9.5.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 213948

Synopsis

An unsupported version of IBM DB2 is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, IBM DB2 is 9.5.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of IBM DB2 that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 213948

File Name: db2_9_5_seol.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Databases

Published: 1/10/2025

Updated: 1/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: installed_sw/DB2 Server

Detections

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