Inadequate encryption strength in IBM Db2



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-32342
CWE-ID CWE-326
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 IBM DB2
Server applications / Database software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Inadequate Encryption Strength

EUVDB-ID: #VU76487

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32342

CWE-ID: CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to IBM GSKit is using weak cryptographic algorithms. A remote attacker can send an overly large number of trial messages for decryption and perform a timing-based side channel attack against the RSA Decryption implementation.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2: before 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4.7, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 10.5 FP11, 10.5 FP11

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7066501


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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