CVE-2017-1520 describes an unauthorized command vulnerability in IBM DB2 versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, specifically when the authentication type is set to CLIENT. This allows for database activation without proper authorization. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.7, indicating a low severity with no impact on confidentiality or availability, but a potential low impact on integrity, requiring high attack complexity over a network. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.