PT-2020-6088 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2020-02-18 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-4161

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) version 11.5

Description The issue is related to insufficient sanitization of special elements in output used by an incoming component, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using specially crafted commands.

Recommendations For IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) version 11.5, consider applying a patch or fix to address the incorrect handling of certain commands that could lead to a denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02976

CVE-2020-4161

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4161 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/2874621 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174341 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4161 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02976 · Security Note