CVE-2006-4257

Description

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445298/100/0/threaded mailing list
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT vendor advisory
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2006-09-05.shtml
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3328 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19586 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21550 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24013114 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454307/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4257?
CVE-2006-4257 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4257?
To fix CVE-2006-4257, 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-2006-4257 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4257 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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