CVE-2006-6638

Description

IBM DB2 8.1 before FixPak 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SQLJRA packet, which causes a NULL pointer dereference in the sqle_db2ra_as_recvrequest function in DB2ENGN.DLL, a different issue than CVE-2006-4257.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.89% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory appsecinc.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY91847	patch vendor advisory
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2006-11-30.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23397	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21646	vdb entry patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6638?: CVE-2006-6638 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6638?: To fix CVE-2006-6638, 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-2006-6638 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6638 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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