PT-2023-5537 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Dijing Wang · Published 2023-07-07 · Updated 2023-07-31 · CVE-2023-30431

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) versions 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow caused by improper bounds checking in the db2set. This could allow an attacker to overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, consider disabling the db2set function until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. 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:2023-06188

CVE-2023-30431

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 7

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252184 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06188 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30431 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/7010565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/55613 · Telegram Post
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0007 · Note