Security Bulletin
Summary
Db2 is vulnerable to a denial of service. Authenticated users can use specific commands on a Db2 server to cause the server to terminate abnormally
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4161
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to incorrect handling of certain commands.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174341 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V11.5 editions on all platforms are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
Release | Fixed in fix pack | APAR | Download URL |
V11.5 | TBD | IT31462 | Special Build for V11.5 GA:
AIX 64-bit |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
18 Feb 2020: Initial Publication
25 Feb 2020: Corrected APAR number to IT31462
05 Mar 2020: Corrected special build links for all platforms
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
Worldwide
Document Information
Modified date:
05 March 2020
UID
ibm12874621