Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1105

 

Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1105

Published: June 23, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7189
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1105
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM DB2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in IBM DB2 due to buffer overflow. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption to overwrite DB2 files and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-1105

Update to version 11.1.2 FP2; APARs IT20563, IT20461, IT20568, IT20567.

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