CVE-2009-1906: Medium severity IBM DB2 vulnerability

Published Jun 3, 2009
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Updated

The DRDA Services component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP7 and 9.5 before FP4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via an IPv6 address in the correlation token in the APPID string, as demonstrated by an APPID string sent by the third-party DataDirect JDBC driver 3.7.32.

Affected Software

12 affected components
IBM DB2=9.1-fp4
IBM DB2=9.1-fp6a
IBM DB2=9.1-fp1
IBM DB2=9.1-fp5
IBM DB2=9.5-fp1
IBM DB2=9.1-fp3
IBM DB2=9.1-fp3a
IBM DB2=9.1-fp6
IBM DB2=9.1-fp2
IBM DB2=9.1-fp4a
IBM DB2=9.5-fp2
IBM DB2=9.5-fp3

Event History

Jun 3, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:35 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1906?

CVE-2009-1906 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to memory corruption and application crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-1906?

To fix CVE-2009-1906, you should upgrade IBM DB2 to version 9.1 FP7 or 9.5 FP4 or later.

3

Which IBM DB2 versions are affected by CVE-2009-1906?

CVE-2009-1906 affects IBM DB2 versions 9.1 before FP7 and 9.5 before FP4.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2009-1906 facilitate?

CVE-2009-1906 allows remote attackers to execute a denial of service attack.

5

Is CVE-2009-1906 a remote vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2009-1906 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited through an IPv6 address.

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