Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2017
CVE-2017-1519
IBM DB2 10.5 and 11.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability
5.9
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM DB2 10.5 and 11.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability. A remote user can cause disruption of service for DB2 Connect Server setup with a particular configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 129829.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
10.5; 10.5.0.1; 10.5.0.2; 10.5.0.3; 10.5.0.3; 10.5.0.4; +4 more · source: NVD
DC
Db2 Connect · Ibm
10.5; 10.5.0.1; 10.5.0.2; 10.5.0.3; 10.5.0.4; 10.5.0.5; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1519
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1519
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007183
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100688
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039298
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129829
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