PT-2019-16898 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2019-07-01 · Updated 2022-04-18 · CVE-2019-4101

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

UI:N/I:N/AV:L/AC:L/C:N/PR:N/A:H/S:U

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1

Description The issue allows users with specific permissions to cause a denial of service. Users that have both EXECUTE on PD GET DIAG HIST and access to the diagnostic directory on the DB2 server can cause the instance to crash.

Recommendations For versions 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, restrict access to the diagnostic directory on the DB2 server and limit EXECUTE permissions on PD GET DIAG HIST to authorized users. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-4101

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 5

• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10880741 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4101 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4101 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158091 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/109021 · Note