#VU8217 Denial of service in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1519
Published: September 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8217
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1519
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw. A remote attacker can supply particular configuration using SSL and an alternate gateway setup to cause disruption of service for Db2 Connect Server setup.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to input validation flaw. A remote attacker can supply particular configuration using SSL and an alternate gateway setup to cause disruption of service for Db2 Connect Server setup.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.