IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 8.2 FP16 DB2DART memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 8.2 FP16. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function DB2DART. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-0698. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 8.2 FP16 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DB2DART. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 UDB before 8.2 Fixpak 16 has unknown attack vectors, and an impact probably involving "invalid memory access."

The bug was discovered 01/30/2008. The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2008 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0698 since 02/11/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 30153 (IBM DB2 < 8.1 Fix Pack 16 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 www-1.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 (40592), Tenable (30153), SecurityFocus (BID 27681†), OSVDB (41632†) and Secunia (SA28771†). The entries VDB-3576, VDB-3578, VDB-3580 and VDB-3574 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 30153
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 < 8.1 Fix Pack 16 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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01/30/2008 🔍
02/04/2008 +5 days 🔍
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02/07/2008 +2 days 🔍
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02/12/2008 +1 days 🔍
02/18/2008 +6 days 🔍
08/04/2019 +4185 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3577
X-Force: 40592
SecurityFocus: 27681 - IBM DB2 Universal Database DAS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28771
OSVDB: 41632 - IBM DB2 Universal Database DAS Server Multiple Unspecified Overflows
Vulnerability Center: 17587 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Administration Server Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0401

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2008 09:57
Updated: 08/04/2019 20:52
Changes: 02/18/2008 09:57 (76), 08/04/2019 20:52 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:BD2:103

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