CVE-2009-2860 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the IBM DB2 database service by sending malicious packets, requiring a patch to restore availability.

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

What is CVE-2009-2860?

CVE-2009-2860 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 19 Aug 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in db2jds in IBM DB2 8.1 before FP18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via "malicious packets."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2009-2860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2860 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-2009-2860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rjg5-8q9w-qwjm.

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