IBM DB2 8.2/9.1/9.5/9.7 Interfaces input validation

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 8.2/9.1/9.5/9.7 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Interfaces. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Client Interfaces component in IBM DB2 8.2 before FP18, 9.1 before FP8, 9.5 before FP5, and 9.7 before FP1 does not validate an unspecified pointer, which allows attackers to overwrite "external memory" via unknown vectors, related to a missing "check for null pointers."

The weakness was shared 12/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4325. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43172 (IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55027) and Tenable (43172). The entries 48412, 51324, 51323 and 51174 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 43172
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 901077
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 Client Interfaces component Unspecified Vulnerabilities (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.1

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2009-4325 (🔍)
X-Force: 55027
Vulnerability Center: 26220 - IBM DB2 Allows Remote Attackers to Overwrite External Memory via Unknown Vectors, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37332 - IBM DB2 prior to 9.5 Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 19:16
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/28/2017 11:22 (8), 08/28/2021 19:09 (4), 08/28/2021 19:16 (1)
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