CVE-2014-6159 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM DB2 versions 9.7, 9.8, 10.1, and 10.5 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows when immediate AUTO_REVAL is enabled. A remote authenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted ALTER TABLE statement, causing the DB2 daemon to crash. The CVSS score of 3.5 indicates a medium attack complexity with authenticated access required, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
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