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IBM DB2 Buffer
overflow in
sysproc.auth_list_groups_for_authid
Aug 31, 2007 (Updated
Sept. 7th 2007)
Risk Level:
High
Affected versions:
DB2 9 on all platforms
Remote exploitable:
Yes (Authentication to
Database Server is
needed)
Credits:
This vulnerability was
discovered and
researched by Ariel
Sanchez of Application
Security Inc.
Details:
Buffer overflow on
sysproc.auth_list_groups_for_authid
function.
By passing an overly
long value of more then
30-bytes to the
auth_list_groups_for_authid
function,
a stack-based buffer can
be overflowed.
The
AUTH_LIST_GROUPS_FOR_AUTHID
function is installed by
default.
Impact:
Any low privileged user
can exploit this
vulnerability to cause a
denial of service or to
run arbitrary code. On
Windows systems, the
attacker may take
complete control of the
affected system because
DB2 service runs under
an administrative
account.
Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and
a patch was released.
Fix:
To fix the problem apply
the fixpak 3 for DB2
version 9.1
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/support/db2_9/
APAR:
IZ01828
Links:
Application Security,
Inc advisory: http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2007-01.shtml
IBM APAR: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ01828
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