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IBM DB2 UDB
Arbitrary code execution
in
ADMIN_SP_C/ADMIN_SP_C2
procedures
April 17th 2008
Risk Level:
High
Affected versions:
All versions of IBM DB2
Database Server.
Remote exploitable:
Yes (Authentication to
Database Server is
needed)
Credits:
This vulnerability was
discovered and
researched by Martin
Rakhmanov of Application
Security Inc.
Details:
By using
ADMIN_SP_C/ADMIN_SP_C2
procedures, an attacker
may be able to execute
arbitrary code.
The
ADMIN_SP_C/ADMIN_SP_C2
procedures are installed
by default.
ADMIN_SP_C2 is not
available on 8.2.
Impact:
Any low privileged user
can exploit this
vulnerability to execute
arbitrary code.
Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and
a patch was released.
Fix:
To fix the problem apply
the FP16(v8), FP4a(v9.1)
and FP1(v9.5):
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21256235
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21255572
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21287889
APAR:
IZ06972 - V8 FP16
IZ06973 - V9.1 FP4a
IZ10917 - V9.5 FP1
Timeline:
Vendor Notification -
9/6/2007
Vendor Response -
11/14/2007
Fix - 4/15/2008
Public Disclosure -
4/17/2008
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