Command injection in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1520

 

Command injection in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1520

Published: September 12, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8233
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1520
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM DB2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify data on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the CLIENT authentication method. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted command and activate the database.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-1520

Install update from vendor's website.

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