CVE-2005-4739 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Authenticated remote users can crash IBM DB2 by invoking a specific table function, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-4739?

CVE-2005-4739 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 19 Mar 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 820 before version 8 FixPak 10 (s050811) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) by using a table function for an instance of snapshot_tbreorg, which triggers a trap in sqlnr_EStoE_action.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-4739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 Universal Database vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v6r9-9qj6-rrc4.

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