#VU17 DRDA Processing flaw vulnerability - CVE-2016-0211
Published: June 22, 2016 / Updated: July 30, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0211
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Software vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target service to crash.
A remote authenticated attacker can cause the DB2 service to crash by sending a specially crafted DRDA message to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in crash of vulnerable service.
Remediation
IBM has issued fixes for the following versions: