Security Bulletin: Buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM® DB2® LUW (CVE-2017-1105)

Summary

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could allow a local user to overwrite DB2 files or cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1105**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could allow a local user to overwrite DB2 files or cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/120668 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

All fix pack levels of IBM DB2 V9.7, V10.1, V10.5 and V11.1 editions listed below and running on AIX, Linux, Solaris and HP are affected. DB2 on Windows is not affected.

IBM® DB2® Express Edition
IBM® DB2® Workgroup Server Edition
IBM® DB2® Enterprise Server Edition
IBM® DB2® Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
IBM® DB2® Advanced Workgroup Server Edition
IBM® DB2® Connect™ Application Server Edition
IBM® DB2® Connect™ Enterprise Edition
IBM® DB2® Connect™ Unlimited Edition for System i®
IBM® DB2® Connect™ Unlimited Edition for System z®

The IBM data server client and driver types are affected as well and they are as follows:

IBM Data Server Driver Package
IBM Data Server Driver for ODBC and CLI
IBM Data Server Runtime Client
IBM Data Server Client

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.

FIX:

The fix for DB2 V11.1.1 is in V11.1.2 FP2, available for download from Fix Central.

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V9.7, V10.1 and V10.5 can download the special build containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent fixpack level for each impacted release: DB2 V9.7 FP11, V10.1 FP6 and V10.5 FP8. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

AIX 64-bit
HP-UX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ big endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Solaris 64-bit, x86-64
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86
V10.1| TBD| IT20568| Special Build for V10.1 FP6:

AIX 64-bit
HP-UX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ big endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Solaris 64-bit, x86-64
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86
V10.5 | FP9| IT20461| <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044110&gt;
V11.1.2| FP2| IT20563| <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043789&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None.