IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6052. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly perform vector aggregation, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and DBMS crash), related to an "overflow." NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was released 11/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6052 since 11/20/2007. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38497), Tenable (28227), SecurityFocus (BID 26450†), OSVDB (41010†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17118†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3401, VDB-3463, VDB-3464 and VDB-3462. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 9.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39776
X-Force: 38497
SecurityFocus: 26450 - IBM DB2 Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 41010 - CVE-2007-6052 - IBM - DB2 UDB - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17118 - IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 Remote Denial of Service due to Improper Vector Aggregation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3867

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 16:54
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (62), 08/01/2019 16:54 (11)
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