CVE-2009-0172

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM DB2 8 before FP17a, 9.1 before FP6a, and 9.5 before FP3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted CONNECT data stream.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.72% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ36534 patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021591 vdb entry
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v91/APARLIST.TXT
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37696 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33529 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21363936 patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0137 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33258 vdb entry patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ37697 patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47931 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0172?
CVE-2009-0172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0172?
To fix CVE-2009-0172, 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-2009-0172 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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