CVE-2014-6210 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated remote users can crash the IBM DB2 daemon by submitting specific ALTER TABLE statements, 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-2014-6210?
CVE-2014-6210 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 9.7 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 the same column within multiple ALTER TABLE statements.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6210?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Db2, Ibm Db2 Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6210?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6210 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-2014-6210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggvc-c7wh-4q6q.