IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:22729

Info

IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22729
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2007-1228
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Feb 26 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 12 2015 07:34PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 8.2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 8.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 9.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 8.2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 8.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 9.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 8.2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 8.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 9.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 8.2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 8.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 9.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 8.2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 8.1
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 9.1 FixPack 2
Not Vulnerable: IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 9.1 FixPack 2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 8.2 FixPak 7
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 8.1 FixPak 14
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 9.1 FixPack 2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 8.2 FixPak 7
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 8.1 FixPak 14
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 9.1 FixPack 2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 8.2 FixPak 7
IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 8.1 FixPak 14
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 9.1 FixPack 2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 8.2 FixPak 7
IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 8.1 FixPak 14
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 9.1 FixPack 2
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 8.2 FixPak 7
IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 8.1 FixPak 14

Discussion

IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

IBM DB2 is prone to an unspecified authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to effectively restrict access to certain directories.

An attacker could exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to privileged directories.

Versions prior to 8.1 FixPak 14 and 9.1 FixPak 2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by issuing basic shell commands.

Solution / Fix

IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes to address this issue. Please see the referenced advisories for information on how to obtain and apply these fixes.


IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 9.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 9.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 9.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 9.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for Windows 8.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for AIX 8.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux 8.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for Solaris 8.1

IBM DB2 Universal Database for HP-UX 8.1

References

IBM DB2 Fenced UserID Unspecified Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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