IBM DB2 Universal Database DB2JDS denial of service
| db2-db2jds-dos (44984) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IBM DB2 Universal Database is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of packets. By sending specially-crafted packets to the DB2JDS (JDBC Applet Server Service), a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the service to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to IBM APAR JR29274 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- IBM APAR JR29274: SECURITY: MALICIOUS PACKETS SENT TO DB2JDS CAUSES CRASH..
- BID-31058: IBM DB2 Universal Database Server 8.2 Prior To Fixpak 17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-3960: Unspecified vulnerability in the JDBC Applet Server Service (aka db2jds) in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via malicious packets.
- SA31787: IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1020826: IBM DB2 JDBC Applet Server Bug Let Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2517: IBM DB2 Universal Database Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP15
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP2
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP3
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP4
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP5
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP6
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP8
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP9
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP10
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP11
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP12
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP13
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP14
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP7
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP16
- IBM DB2 Universal Database 8.2 FP1
Reported:
Sep 04, 2008
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