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>> IBM DB2 UDB Remote Denial of Service and Security Bypass Issues

Title : IBM DB2 UDB Remote Denial of Service and Security Bypass Issues
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0595
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1998
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-02-19


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Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM DB2 UDB, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or bypass security restrictions.

The first issue is caused by an unspecified error during CONNECT and ATTACH processing, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash an affected server.

The second vulnerability is caused by unspecified errors in "SYSPROC.ADMIN_SP_C", "SYSPROC.NNSTAT" and "JAR FILE ADMINISTRATION ROUTINES".

Affected Products

IBM DB2 UDB version 9.1 (for Linux, UNIX and Windows)

Solution

Apply Fixpak 4a :
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21255572

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0595
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21255607

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-02-19 : Initial release

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