PT-2020-6097 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2020-12-22 · Updated 2021-01-30 · CVE-2020-4642

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the DB2 Management Service of the IBM DB2 database management system. This could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, consider disabling the DB2 Management Service until a patch is available to prevent potential denial of service attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-03009

CVE-2020-4642

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 9

• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6391652 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/185589 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-03009 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4642 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4642 · Security Note
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-4642 · Note
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0009 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/21243 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/9078 · Telegram Post