CVE-2006-3066 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash IBM DB2 database servers by sending a malformed TCP/IP message, causing a denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2006-3066?

CVE-2006-3066 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 19 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the TCP/IP listener in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long MGRLVLLS message inside of an EXCSAT message when establishing a connection.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3066?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3066?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3066 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2006-3066 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3066 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 Universal Database vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mcw5-4jq3-x9xh.

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