CVE-2009-0172 describes an unspecified vulnerability in IBM DB2 versions 8 (prior to FP17a), 9.1 (prior to FP6a), and 9.5 (prior to FP3a). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, specifically an infinite loop, by sending a specially crafted CONNECT data stream. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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