Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM Db2



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-49350
CWE-ID CWE-121
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM DB2 LUW
Server applications / Database software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU110189

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-2024-49350

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to server may crash under certain conditions with a specially crafted query. A remote unauthenticated user can send a specially crafted query, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2 LUW: 11.1.4 FP7 - 12.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7235069


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.



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