CVE-2006-6638 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in IBM DB2 by sending a crafted SQLJRA packet that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
- 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-2006-6638?
CVE-2006-6638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 19 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM DB2 8.1 before FixPak 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SQLJRA packet, which causes a NULL pointer dereference in the sqle_db2ra_as_recvrequest function in DB2ENGN.DLL, a different issue than CVE-2006-4257.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6638?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-6638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2 Universal Database
- CVE-2007-6045 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) DB2WATCH and (2) DB2FREEZE in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-6047 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2007-6048 Misconfiguration in n/a
- CVE-2007-6051 IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 assigns incorrect privileges to the (1) DB2ADMNS and (2) DB2USERS alternative groups, which has unknown impact.
- CVE-2005-4865 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89gw-fq9p-7x94.