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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.2174
Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
affects IBM PureData System for Transactions (CVE-2014-6159)
19 November 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM PureData System for Transactions
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-6159
Reference: ESB-2014.2100
ESB-2014.2092
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688338
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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
affects IBM PureData System for Transactions (CVE-2014-6159)
Document information
More support for:
PureData System for Transactions
Software version:
1.0
Operating system(s):
Linux
Reference #:
1688338
Modified date:
2014-11-17
Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been discovered in IBM DB2 shipped with
IBM PureData System for Transactions.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2014-6159
DESCRIPTION:
IBM DB2 contains a disruption of service vulnerability. A remote,
authenticated DB2 user could exploit this vulnerability when DB2
is configured with immediate auto revalidation (i.e. AUTO_REVAL
configuration parameter is set to IMMEDIATE). The user would need valid
security credentials to connect to the database, and would need to execute
specially crafted ALTER table statements that require control privileges
on the target table.
Note: The AUTO_REVAL configuration parameter is set to DEFERRED by default.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 6.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/97708 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM PureData System for Transactions: V1.0
Remediation/Fixes
To obtain a fix for this vulnerability, contact IBM 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 IBM Support.
References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
17 November 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.
Disclaimer
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.
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