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Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2019-4386). 

Mon December 02, 2019 09:15 PM

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/886809?myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSEPGG&mync=E&cm_sp=swgimgmt-_-OCSSEPGG-_-E

Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to denial of service (CVE-2019-4386).

Security Bulletin


Summary

Db2 is vulnerable to a denial of service. Db2 could allow an authenticated user to execute a function that would cause the server to crash.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4386
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow an authenticated user to execute a function that would cause the server to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/162174 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

Db2 11.1.4.4 and up on all platforms are affected. Db2 11.1.3.3 iFix 002 and earlier, Db2 10.5, Db2 10.1, and Db2 9.7 are not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.

FIX:

The fix for Db2 V11.1 is in V11.1.4.5, available for download from Fix Central.

 
Release Fixed in fix pack APAR Download URL
V11.1 FP5 IT29350 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm11115973

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.

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References

Change History

June 27, 2019: Original Version Published.
July 18, 2019: The images on Unix-type platforms need to be repackaged due to problem with db2iupdt tool. Disabled links until the new repackaged images are available.
July 24, 2019: Added links for repackaged V11.1 images.
December 2, 2019: Replaced Special Build urls with the V11.1 FP5 url.

*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

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES ""AS IS"" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

Document Information

More support for:
DB2 for Linux- UNIX and Windows

Software version:
11.1

Operating system(s):
AIX; Linux; Solaris; Windows

Document number:
886809

Modified date:
02 December 2019


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