CVE-2014-8901

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8901
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-18 16:59:18 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIBM DB2 9.5 through FP10, 9.7 through FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FP4, and 10.5 before FP5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted XML query.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM IT05937: SECURITY: XML QUERY WILL CAUSE DB2 TO INCREASE CPU USAGE (CVE-2014-8901). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM IT05939: SECURITY: XML QUERY WILL CAUSE DB2 TO INCREASE CPU USAGE (CVE-2014-8901). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM Security Bulletin: IBM® DB2® XML Query Will Cause Excessive CPU Usage (CVE-2014-8901) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
IBM IT05933: SECURITY: XML QUERY WILL CAUSE DB2 TO INCREASE CPU USAGE (CVE-2014-8901). - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
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