CVE-2005-4740 Denial of service in n/a
Remote authenticated users can crash the db2jd service by connecting from a downlevel client, causing 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-2005-4740?
CVE-2005-4740 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, 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) 810 before version 8 FixPak 10 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (db2jd service crash) by "connecting from a downlevel client."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4740?
How do I fix CVE-2005-4740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4740 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-2005-4740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5q8-vwxv-6f22.