Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1105
Published: June 23, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7189
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.2 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1105
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
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.
Affected software
IBM DB2
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1105
Update to version 11.1.2 FP2; APARs IT20563, IT20461, IT20568, IT20567.