CVE-2009-2860 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rjg5-8q9w-qwjm.