IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x Authentication memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Authentication. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5652. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly manage storage of a list containing authentication information, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or trigger memory corruption. NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2007. The weakness was released 10/19/2007 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5652 since 10/23/2007. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 43 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28227 (IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 4 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 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37290), Tenable (28227), SecurityFocus (BID 26450†), OSVDB (40995†) and Secunia (SA27177†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3463, VDB-3464, VDB-3462 and VDB-3580. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28227
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ibm.com

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09/06/2007 🔍
10/19/2007 +43 days 🔍
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10/23/2007 +3 days 🔍
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11/01/2007 +9 days 🔍
11/13/2007 +12 days 🔍
11/14/2007 +1 days 🔍
11/16/2007 +2 days 🔍
07/30/2019 +4274 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-5652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3401
X-Force: 37290
SecurityFocus: 26450 - IBM DB2 Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27177
OSVDB: 40995 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Authentication Information Storage Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 16765 - IBM DB2 9.1 Remote Denial of Service via Unspecified Vectors Involving Authentication, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3867

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2007 09:21
Updated: 07/30/2019 08:22
Changes: 11/01/2007 09:21 (71), 07/30/2019 08:22 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:7F6:103

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