IBM DB2 8.0/9.1/9.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in IBM DB2 8.0/9.1/9.5. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6821. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 8.0/9.1/9.5 (Database Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5 before FP2 might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3676 and CVE-2008-3853.

The bug was discovered 09/04/2008. The weakness was published 06/03/2009 with Application Security Inc. (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6821 since 06/03/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34195 (IBM DB2 8 < Fix Pack 17 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 (51108), Tenable (34195), SecurityFocus (BID 35408†), OSVDB (48146†) and Secunia (SA31787†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3576, VDB-3578, VDB-3577 and VDB-3574. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 34195
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 8 < Fix Pack 17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900679
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.1

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06/03/2009 +264 days 🔍
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09/06/2019 +1634 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Organization: Application Security Inc.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48410
X-Force: 51108
SecurityFocus: 35408 - IBM DB2 DAS Server Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 31787
OSVDB: 48146 - IBM - DB2 - DAS Server Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22577 - IBM DB2 8-8 FP16, 9.1-9.1 FP5, 9.5-9.5 FP2 DAS Server Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/06/2019 10:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 09/06/2019 10:00 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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