PT-2004-1135 · Ibm · Ibm Db2 Universal Database

Published 2004-08-20 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-1583

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 Universal Database versions 6.0 through 7.0

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow in the sqllib/security/db2ckpw module. This occurs when a long username is read from a file descriptor argument.

Recommendations For IBM DB2 Universal Database versions 6.0 through 7.0, consider restricting access to the sqllib/security/db2ckpw module until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit the length of the username to prevent buffer overflow exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1583

Affected Products

Ibm Db2 Universal Database

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1583 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2002/May/1004352.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4817 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9078.php · Vendor Advisory