IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-3858. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 (Database Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Downlevel DB2RA Support component in IBM DB2 9.1 before Fixpak 4a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) via a crafted CONNECT data stream that simulates a V7 client connect request.

The weakness was disclosed 09/19/2007 by Martin Rakhmanov with Application Security Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3858 since 08/28/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19515 (IBM DB2 Connect/Attach Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (IZ07299)).

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 (45138), SecurityFocus (BID 29601†), OSVDB (48428†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24534†). The entries VDB-3463, VDB-3464, VDB-3462 and VDB-38411 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 9.1
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2007 🔍
05/02/2008 +226 days 🔍
06/02/2008 +31 days 🔍
08/28/2008 +87 days 🔍
08/28/2008 +0 days 🔍
09/23/2008 +25 days 🔍
01/11/2010 +475 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1891 days 🔍
05/26/2025 +3723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Martin Rakhmanov
Organization: Application Security Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43837
X-Force: 45138
SecurityFocus: 29601 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Prior to 9.1 Fixpak 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 48428 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Downlevel DB2RA Support Component Crafted CONNECT Data Stream Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 24534 - IBM DB2 \x3C 9.1 FP4 Downlevel DB2RA Support Component Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 06:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (54), 02/19/2017 19:59 (13), 05/26/2025 06:33 (20)
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