Unscored severity · published Nov 8, 2014
CVE-2014-6159
IBM DB2 9.7 before FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FT4, and 10.5 through FP4 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows, when immediate AUTO_REVAL is enabled, allows remote authenticated…
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CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM DB2 9.7 before FP10, 9.8 through FP5, 10.1 through FT4, and 10.5 through FP4 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows, when immediate AUTO_REVAL is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted ALTER TABLE statement.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
9.7; 9.8; 10.1; 10.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6159
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62092
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62093
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT04730
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT05074
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT05105
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT05132
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