IBM DB2 up to 9.8 input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DB2 up to 9.8 (Database Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FP4, and 10.5 before FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by specifying the same column within multiple ALTER TABLE statements.

The weakness was released 12/12/2014 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-6210 since 09/02/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/07/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82824 (IBM DB2 10.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19986 (IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21633303)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98685) and Tenable (82824). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 13393, 13392, 13395 and 68134.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 82824
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 10.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6210 (🔍)
X-Force: 98685
SecurityTracker: 1034572
Vulnerability Center: 49856 - IBM DB2 9.x and 10.x Remote DoS via a Crafted ALTER TABLE Statement - CVE-2014-6210, Medium
SecurityFocus: 71730 - Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2014-6210 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 62092 - IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical

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Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/07/2022 19:59
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (63), 06/27/2017 03:37 (6), 04/07/2022 19:51 (3), 04/07/2022 19:59 (1)
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