SB2024042407 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2



SB2024042407 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2

Published: April 24, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024042407
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 15
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 15 vulnerabilities.


1) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8390)

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources when processing the [: and \ substrings in character classes. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and bypass implemented security mechanisms.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8392)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles certain instances of the (?| substring. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (unintended recursion and buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14155)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can pass a large number after a (?C substring, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2327)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles the /(((a2)|(a*)g<-1>))*/ pattern and related patterns with certain internal recursive back references. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


5) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2328)

CWE-ID: CWE-19 - Data Handling

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles the /((?(R)a|(?1)))+/ pattern and related patterns with certain recursion. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


6) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8394)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing the (?() and (?(R) conditions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



7) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8395)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles certain references. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


8) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8393)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to pcregrep in PCRE mishandles the -q option for binary files. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


9) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8391)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due pcre_compile function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE mishandles certain [: nesting. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


10) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8387)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles (?123) subroutine calls and related subroutine calls. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


11) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8385)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles the /(?|(k&#039;Pm&#039;)|(?&#039;Pm&#039;))/ pattern and related patterns with certain forward references. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Office document, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


12) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8388)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles the /(?=di(?<=(?1))|(?=(.))))/ pattern and related patterns with an unmatched closing parenthesis. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


13) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8386)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption using a JavaScript RegExp object and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


14) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8381)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the compile_regex() function in pcre_compile.c in PCRE when handling related patterns with certain group references. A remote attacker can use a crafted regular expression to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


15) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8383)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to PCRE mishandles certain repeated conditional groups. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have an unspecified other impact via a crafted regular expression.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.