Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server terminates abnormally when executing a specifically crafted select statement. (CVE-2021-29702)

Security Bulletin

Summary

IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server terminates abnormally when executing a specifically crafted select statement.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-29702
DESCRIPTION: Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server terminates abnormally when executing a specially crafted SELECT statement.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200658 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V11.1, and V11.5 server editions on all platforms are affected.

Remediation/Fixes

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V11.1 and V11.5 can download the special build containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent fixpack level for each impacted release: V11.1 FP5, and V11.5.5. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

Release	Fixed in fix pack	APAR	Download URL
V11.1	11.1.4FP6	IT34755	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427871
V11.5	11.5.5FP1	IT34862	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6438025

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

15 Jun 2021: Initial Publication

*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

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Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server terminates abnormally when executing a specifically crafted select statement. (CVE-2021-29702)