CVE-2007-5652: ibm db2

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-5652 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in ibm db2. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly manage storage of a list containing authentication information, which might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (instance crash) or trigger memory corruption. NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.