IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 information disclosure

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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 issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-3857. 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). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Base Service Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 5 retains a cleartext password in memory after the database connection that sent the password is fully established, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a memory dump.

The bug was discovered 04/22/2008. The weakness was released 08/28/2008 by Martin Rakhmanov with Application Security Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3857 since 08/28/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33128 (IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 5 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. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8789.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45139), Tenable (33128), SecurityFocus (BID 29601†), OSVDB (48429†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-19632†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3463, VDB-3464, VDB-3462 and VDB-38411. Once again VulDB remains the best source for 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: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33128
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 9.1
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04/22/2008 🔍
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06/02/2008 +41 days 🔍
06/10/2008 +8 days 🔍
08/28/2008 +79 days 🔍
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10/02/2008 +35 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2357 days 🔍
08/17/2019 +1614 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Martin Rakhmanov
Organization: Application Security Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3857 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43836
X-Force: 45139
SecurityFocus: 29601 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Prior to 9.1 Fixpak 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48429 - IBM DB2 UDB Base Service Utilities information disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 19632 - IBM DB2 9.1 < Fixpak 5 Base Service Utilities Component Keeps Cleartext Password in Memory, Low
Vupen: ADV-2008-1769

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/17/2019 19:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (62), 08/17/2019 19:01 (14)
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