Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

1) Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

EUVDB-ID: #VU104172

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45663

CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2 LUW: 11.1 - 12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2_luw:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2_luw:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_db2_luw:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7175943
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241220-0003/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.