Improper input validation in IBM DB2 - CVE-2018-1977
Published: December 12, 2018 / Updated: December 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16565
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1977
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious input. A remote attacker can issue a specially crafted SELECT statement with TRUNCATE function and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
IBM DB2
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1977
Update to version 11.1.4.4.
IBM DB2 - update to 11.1.4.4