IBM DB2 9.1/9.5 information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 9.1/9.5 (Database Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The SORT/LIST SERVICES component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP6 and 9.5 before FP2 writes sensitive information to the trace output, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading "PASSWORD-RELATED CONNECTION STRING KEYWORD VALUES."

The bug was discovered 10/21/2008. The weakness was shared 10/22/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-4693 since 10/22/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34056 (IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 9.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46022) and Tenable (34056). The entries 44663 and 44662 are related to this item.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Nessus ID: 34056
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.5

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4693 (🔍)
X-Force: 46022
Vulnerability Center: 19843 - IBM DB2 Universal Database SORT/LIST SERVICES Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31856 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Prior to 9.1 Fixpak 6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32368
OSVDB: 49950 - CVE-2008-4693 - IBM - IBM DB2 - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2893

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/19/2019 21:46
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (56), 08/19/2019 21:46 (17)
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