IBM DB2 8.0/9.1/9.5 config

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 8.0/9.1/9.5 (Database Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-16. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 provides an INSTALL_JAR (aka sqlj.install_jar) procedure, which allows remote authenticated users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified calls.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2008. The weakness was presented 09/08/2008 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2154 since 05/12/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/16/2019). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34195 (IBM DB2 8 < Fix Pack 17 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 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10114.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51105) and Tenable (34195). See 3576, 3578, 3577 and 3574 for similar entries.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
ATT&CK: T1592.004

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 34195
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 8 < Fix Pack 17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900216
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 Universal Database Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sept08 (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-2154 (🔍)
X-Force: 51105
Vulnerability Center: 19411 - IBM DB2 8-8 FP16, 9.1-9.1 FP5, 9.5-9.5 FP2 INSTALL_JAR Allows Remote Arbitrary Files Creation, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35409 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Server 'INSTALL_JAR' Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 31787 - IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 48147 - IBM DB2 Universal Database INSTALL_JAR Arbitrary File Manipulation

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/16/2019 16:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 08/16/2019 16:34 (9)
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