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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0093
Executing a query with an OLAP specification on the IBM InfoSphere Balanced
Warehouse C3000, C4000, D5100, IBM Smart Analytics System 1050, 2050, 5600,
5710, 7600 causes the DB2 server to terminate database connections
23 January 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Smart Analytics System
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6717
Reference: ESB-2013.1816
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21659490
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Security Bulletin: Executing a query with an OLAP specification on the IBM
InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C3000, C4000, D5100, IBM Smart Analytics System
1050, 2050, 5600, 5710, 7600 causes the DB2 server to terminate database
connections (CVE-2013-6717)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
IBM Smart Analytics System
Software version:
9.7, 10.1
Operating system(s):
AIX 6.1, Linux
Reference #:
1659490
Modified date:
2014-01-21
Summary
A vulnerability in IBM DB2 could allow a remote, authenticated user to cause a
DB2 LUW server to terminate all connections to a database and deactivate the
database. This only affects the database which the user is connected to.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6717
DESCRIPTION:
The IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C3000, C4000 and D5100, IBM Smart
Analytics System 1050, 2050, 5600, 5710, and 7600 ships with either DB2 9.7 or
DB2 10.1. There is a security vulnerability which could allow a remote,
authenticated user to exploit a vulnerability in the DB2 OLAP query engine to
cause the DB2 server instance to terminate all connections to a database and
deactivate the database. This only affects the database that the user is
connected to. The vulnerability does not shut down the DB2 server instance.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89116 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS String: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Affected Products
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C3000
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C4000
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse D5100
IBM Smart Analytics System 1050
IBM Smart Analytics System 2050
IBM Smart Analytics System 5600
IBM Smart Analytics System 5710
IBM Smart Analytics System 7600
Remediation/Fixes
Find your product in the table below and use the link in the Download URL
column to find the patch provided by IBM.
For more information about IBM registration IDs, see the IBM Registration
FAQ page.
Product Version APAR Download URL
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C3000 DB2 9.7 IC95641 DB2 9.7 FP9
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse C4000
IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse D5100
IBM Smart Analytics System 1050
IBM Smart Analytics System 2050
IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 V1
IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 V2
IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 V3 DB2 9.7 IC95641 Contact technical support.
IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 V3 DB2 10.1 IC97737 Contact technical support.
IBM Smart Analytics System 5710 DB2 9.7 IC95641 DB2 9.7 FP9
IBM Smart Analytics System 7600
Contact Technical Support:
In the United States and Canada dial 1-800-IBM-SERV
View the support contacts for other countries outside of the United States.
Electronically open a Service Request with DB2 technical support.
Workarounds/Mitigations
None
References:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
January 21, 2014: Original version published.
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
Cross reference information
Segment Product Component Platform Version Edition
Information Management InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse Balanced Warehouse C Class - C4000 Linux, Windows 9.7
Information Management InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse Balanced Warehouse D Class - D5100 Linux 9.7
Information Management IBM Smart Analytics System IBM Smart Analytics System 1050 Linux, Windows 9.7
Information Management IBM Smart Analytics System IBM Smart Analytics System 2050 Linux, Windows 9.7
Information Management IBM Smart Analytics System IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 Linux 9.7, 10.1
Information Management IBM Smart Analytics System IBM Smart Analytics System 5710 Linux 9.7
Information Management IBM Smart Analytics System IBM Smart Analytics System 7600 AIX 6.1 9.7
Information Management InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse Balanced Warehouse C Class - C3000 Linux, Windows 9.7
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