IBM DB2 11.5 < 11.5.6 FP0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (UNIX)

high Nessus Plugin ID 151352

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

According to its version, the installation of IBM DB2 running on the remote host is 11.5 prior to 11.5.6 FP0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities including the following:
- IBM DB2 is affected by a flaw which could allow an unauthenticated, local user to to access and change configuration of the database. This is due to a race condition of a symbolic link. (CVE-2020-4885)

- An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in IBM DB2 due to improper group permissions. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to write arbitrary files on the remote host.
(CVE-2020-4945)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update IBM DB2 version to 11.5.6 FP0 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?fd7b2203

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466363

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466367

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 151352

File Name: db2_6466367_nix.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Databases

Published: 7/2/2021

Updated: 10/18/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4945

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:db2

Required KB Items: installed_sw/DB2 Server

Excluded KB Items: SMB/db2/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4885, CVE-2020-4945

IAVB: 2021-B-0038-S