IBM DB2 9.1/9.5/9.7 REPEAT memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM DB2 9.1/9.5/9.7. This issue affects the function REPEAT. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2010-0462. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 9.1/9.5/9.7 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function REPEAT. 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP9, 9.5 before FP6, and 9.7 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact via a SELECT statement that has a long column name generated with the REPEAT function.

The weakness was shared 01/28/2010 by Evgeny Legerov (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-0462 since 01/28/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49120 (IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 6a 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 19530 (IBM DB2 "kuddb2" Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability).

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 9485.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55899), Exploit-DB (33572), Tenable (49120), SecurityFocus (BID 37976†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023509†). The entries VDB-51724, VDB-54899, VDB-54898 and VDB-54897 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 49120
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 6a Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 800448
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 REPEAT() Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 9.1
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Researcher: Evgeny Legerov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51704

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X-Force: 55899
SecurityFocus: 37976 - IBM DB2 'REPEAT()' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023509 - IBM DB2 Heap Overflow in Processing SELECT Statements Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 24923 - IBM DB2 9.7 and 9.7.1 SELECT REPEAT Query Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/27/2025 12:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/21/2017 17:18 (15), 08/31/2021 21:02 (3), 12/27/2025 12:14 (25)
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