SB2017062914 - Denial of service in IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Published: June 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017062914
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1310)
CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data, trigger memory corruption and cause the target server to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.