CVE-2009-4439 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can crash the IBM DB2 database instance by compiling a specific SQL query, causing a 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-2009-4439?

CVE-2009-4439 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 28 Dec 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Query Compiler, Rewrite, and Optimizer component in IBM DB2 9.5 before FP5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (instance crash) by compiling a SQL query.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4439 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-2009-4439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wwmg-hpgx-829f.

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