IBM DB2 up to 10.5 Automated Maintenance File information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DB2 9.5/9.7/9.8/10.1/10.5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Automated Maintenance. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (File). This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1883. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 9.5/9.7/9.8/10.1/10.5 (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Automated Maintenance. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (File). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DB2 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 before FP5, and 10.5 through FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to read certain administrative files via crafted use of an automated-maintenance policy stored procedure.

The weakness was disclosed 07/14/2015 by Igor Kopylenko as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-304.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1883 since 02/19/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84826 (IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)), 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 19986 (IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21633303)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84826), SecurityFocus (BID 75946†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032881†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51713†). The entries VDB-13393, VDB-13392, VDB-13395 and VDB-68134 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name: File
Class: Information disclosure / File
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 84826
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 10.1 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Bar Mitzvah)
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OpenVAS ID: 801009
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities - July15
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02/19/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-304.ibm.com
Researcher: Igor Kopylenko
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1883 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76427
SecurityFocus: 75946 - Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2015-1883 File Disclosure Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032881 - IBM DB2 Database Automated Maintenance Bug Lets Remote Authenticated Users Obtain Files on the Target System
Vulnerability Center: 51713 - IBM DB2 9.7, 9.8, 10.1, 10.5 Remote File Disclosure in Automated Maintenance Polity, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2015 11:56
Updated: 05/31/2022 09:24
Changes: 07/14/2015 11:56 (69), 09/10/2017 10:43 (10), 05/31/2022 09:24 (3)
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