PT-2020-6089 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2020-02-18 · Updated 2022-01-01 · CVE-2020-4135

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5

Description The issue is related to an uncontrolled resource consumption in the IBM DB2 database management system. An unauthenticated user can exploit this by sending specially crafted packets, which can cause a denial of service due to excessive memory usage. This can be achieved remotely.

Recommendations For versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02977

CVE-2020-4135

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 6

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/2876307 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4135 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02977 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/173806 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0001 · Note