IBM solidDB memory denial of service
| ibm-soliddb-memory-dos (41488) |  Low Risk |
Description:
IBM solidDB is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the failure to allocate a specific amount of memory. By sending a specially-crafted packet to TCP port 1315, a remote attacker from within the local network could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- IBM, IBM solidDB 06.00.1018 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of March 2008.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Luigi Auriemma ADVISORIES, 26 Mar 2008, IBM solidDB at http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/soliduro-adv.txt.
- Solid Information Technology Web site, IBM solidDB 6 at http://www.solidtech.com/en/products/relationaldatabasemanagementsoftware/embed.asp.
- BID-28468: IBM solidDB Format String Vulnerability and Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1708: IBM solidDB 06.00.1018 and earlier does not validate a certain field that specifies an amount of memory to allocate, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon exit) via a packet with a large value in this field.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1038: IBM solidDB Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SA29512: IBM solidDB Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019721: IBM solidDB Format String and Memory Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Deny Service
Reported:
Mar 26, 2008
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