CVE-2016-0215 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM DB2 versions 9.7, 10.1, and 10.5 on various operating systems including AIX, Linux, HP, Solaris, and Windows. A remote authenticated attacker can crash the DB2 daemon by executing a specially crafted SELECT statement containing a subquery with the AVG OLAP function on an Oracle-compatible database. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high 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 CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise_server:*:*:* | ||
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup_server:*:*:* | ||
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:connect_application_server:*:*:* | ||
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:connect_enterprise:*:*:* | ||
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:connect_unlimited:system_i:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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