CVE-2005-4737

Description

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 820 before ESE AIX 5765F4100 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by "abnormally" terminating a connection, which prevents db2agents from being properly cleared.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.64%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15126	patch vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY71587	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17031	patch vendor advisory third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4737?: CVE-2005-4737 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4737?: To fix CVE-2005-4737, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4737 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4737 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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