IBM DB2 9.7 < 9.7 FP 11 40985 / 10.1 < 10.1 FP 6 40986 / 10.5 < 10.5 FP 11 40988 / 11.1 < 11.1.4 FP 6 40997 / 11.5 < 11.5.7 Information Disclosure (Unix)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157142

Synopsis

The remote database server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to it using weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information.

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

Solution

Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6523802

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157142

File Name: db2_6523802_nix.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Databases

Published: 1/27/2022

Updated: 5/5/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39002

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 12/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39002

IAVB: 2022-B-0001-S