IBM DB2 9.1 Authorization Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in IBM DB2 9.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authorization. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-3473. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in IBM DB2 9.1 (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the component Authorization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DB2 9.1 before FP8 does not require the SETSESSIONUSER privilege for the SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION statement, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

The weakness was published 09/28/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3473. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/16/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42044 (IBM DB2 9.1 < Fix Pack 8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19536 (IBM DB2 SETSESSIONUSER Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (IZ55883)).

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (42044), SecurityFocus (BID 36540†), OSVDB (58479†), Secunia (SA36890†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23706†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48411, VDB-50284 and VDB-50283. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 42044
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 9.1 < Fix Pack 8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801003
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 Unspecified Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50285
SecurityFocus: 36540 - IBM DB2 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36890
OSVDB: 58479 - IBM DB2 Universal Database SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION Statement Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 23706 - IBM DB2 9.1 Prior FP8 SET SESSION AUTHORIZATION statement Remote Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/16/2025 07:45
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/15/2017 09:31 (9), 08/23/2021 11:40 (4), 08/23/2021 11:47 (1), 02/02/2025 21:45 (18), 02/16/2025 07:45 (2)
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