IBM DB2 9.1 < Fix Pack 11 Multiple DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 59644

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its version, the installation of IBM DB2 9.1 running on the remote host is prior to Fix Pack 11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

- The version of Java that is bundled with the application can enter an infinite loop when handling certain operations related to floating point numbers.
(CVE-2010-4476)

- The Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) contains an error that can allow denial of service conditions when handling certain maliciously crafted requests. (CVE-2012-0710)

Solution

Apply IBM DB2 Version 9.1 Fix Pack 11 or later.

See Also

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21468291

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC76781

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21588090

http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 59644

File Name: db2_9fp11.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: Databases

Published: 6/21/2012

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4476, CVE-2012-0710

BID: 46091, 52326