Information disclosure in IBM Db2



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-38729
CWE-ID CWE-200
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 low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU88069

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38729

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM DB2: before 10.5 FP11, 11.1.4.7, 11.5.0.0, 11.5.8, 11.5.9, 10.5 FP11, 10.5 FP11

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7145721


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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