CVE-2014-6209 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 12 Dec 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can crash the IBM DB2 daemon by submitting a crafted ALTER TABLE statement with an identity column.

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-2014-6209?

CVE-2014-6209 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 12 Dec 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM DB2 9.5 through FP10, 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FP4, and 10.5 before FP5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by specifying an identity column within a crafted ALTER TABLE statement.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6209?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6209 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-2014-6209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4793-6p96-fmhq.