IBM U2 UniVerse invalid query denial of service
| ibm-universe-invalid-query-dos (9736) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
U2 UniVerse is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by a buffer overflow. By executing a query over an ODBC connection that creates an invalid link between tables, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the database server to crash. The server must be restarted to regain normal functionality.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jul 31 2002 - 14:28:35 CDT : TZ Advisores - Buffer Overflow in IBM U2 UniVerse ODBC.
- IBM Web site: UniVerse - Product Overview - IBM Software.
- CVE-2002-1450: IBM UniVerse with UV/ODBC allows attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash or server CPU consumption) via a query with an invalid link between tables, possibly via a buffer overflow.
- OSVDB ID: 9682: IBM UniVerse with UV/ODBC Invalid Link Query DoS
Platforms Affected:
- IBM U2 UniVerse
Reported:
Jul 31, 2002
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