40970 : IBM DB2 Universal Database Unspecified Input Handling Local Environment Variable Overflow
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Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Vendor Ack Date	Disclosure Date
2006-11-15	2007-01-29	2007-02-22

Time to Vendor Response
75 days

Keywords

APAR, IY94833, IY95081

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-1087" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : IBM DB2 8.x before 8.1 FixPak 15 and 9.1 before Fix Pack 2 does not properly terminate certain input strings, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified environment variables that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.1 FixPak 15, 9.1 before Fix Pack 2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2007-1087 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 22677
ISS X-Force ID: 32651
Related OSVDB ID: 40969 40971
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0439.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
Other Advisory URL: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=481
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY95081
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY94833
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255747

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Credit

Joshua J. Drake - iDefense Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-02-26 | Disagree?

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