CVE-2006-4257: Medium severity IBM DB2 vulnerability

Published Aug 21, 2006
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Updated

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.

Affected Software

65 affected components
IBM DB2=8.1.8
IBM DB2=8.1.8
IBM DB2=8.1.8
IBM DB2=8.1.8a
IBM DB2=8.1.7b
IBM DB2=8.1.9a
IBM DB2=8.1.7
IBM DB2=8.1.6
IBM DB2=8.12
IBM DB2=8.1.8a
IBM DB2=8.1.4
IBM DB2=8.1.8
IBM DB2=8.1.9
IBM DB2=8.1.5
IBM DB2=8.0
IBM DB2=8.1.7
IBM DB2=8.0
IBM DB2=8.1.5
IBM DB2=8.1.6c
IBM DB2=8.12
IBM DB2=8.1.8
IBM DB2=8.2
IBM DB2=8.12
IBM DB2=8.1.7b
IBM DB2=8.1
IBM DB2=8.1.6c
IBM DB2=8.1.6c
IBM DB2=8.1.5
IBM DB2=8.1.9
IBM DB2=8.1.4
IBM DB2=8.10
IBM DB2=8.1.9
IBM DB2=8.1.4
IBM DB2=8.1.9a
IBM DB2=8.1.7
IBM DB2=8.1.9a
IBM DB2=8.1
IBM DB2=8.1
IBM DB2=8.1.8a
IBM DB2=8.1.4
IBM DB2=8.1
IBM DB2=8.0
IBM DB2=8.1.6
IBM DB2=8.10
IBM DB2=8.1.5
IBM DB2=8.1.7b
IBM DB2=8.1.7
IBM DB2=8.1.6c
IBM DB2=8.1.9a
IBM DB2=8.1.6
IBM DB2=8.1.9
IBM DB2=8.1.7b
IBM DB2=8.1.8a
IBM DB2=8.1.6
IBM DB2=8.1.8a
IBM DB2=8.1
IBM DB2=8.1.6c
IBM DB2=8.1.7
IBM DB2=8.1.9a
IBM DB2=8.1.5
IBM DB2=8.10
IBM DB2=8.1.4
IBM DB2=8.1.9
IBM DB2=8.1.6
IBM DB2=8.1.7b

Event History

Aug 21, 2006
CVE Published
08:04 PM
Aug 22, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4257?

CVE-2006-4257 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2006-4257?

To fix CVE-2006-4257, you should upgrade IBM DB2 Universal Database to version 8.1 FixPak 13 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2006-4257?

CVE-2006-4257 affects IBM DB2 Universal Database versions before 8.1 FixPak 13 across various operating systems.

4

What are the exploitation vectors for CVE-2006-4257?

Exploitation of CVE-2006-4257 can occur by sending malformed ACCSEC commands or crafted SQLJRA packets during the CONNECT process.

5

Is CVE-2006-4257 remotely exploitable?

Yes, CVE-2006-4257 can be exploited by remote authenticated users.

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