IBMBA4ADA14B5E373E1267780818A33F732D87B1E7D4C43EA53D9BF9E9FD633B956Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to information disclosure due to improper privilege management when certain federation features are used. (CVE-2023-29256)
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
43.4%
Summary
IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to an information disclosure due to improper privilege management when certain federation features are used.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2023-29256
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to an information disclosure due to improper privilege management when certain federation features are used.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/252046 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) | Applicable Editions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM® Db2® |
10.5.0.11
|
Server
IBM® Db2®|
11.1.4.7
|
Server
IBM® Db2®|
11.5.x
|
Server
All platforms are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V10.5, V11.1 and V11.5, 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: V10.5 FP11, V11.1.4 FP7, V11.5.7 and V11.5.8. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.
Note: After applying the fixpack, customers using federation need to run db2updv on all impacted releases.
| Release | Fixed in fix pack | APAR | Download URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| V10.5 | TBD | DT208397 | Special Build for V10.5 FP11: |
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, POWER™ little 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
V11.1| TBD| DT208397| Special Build for V11.1.4 FP7:
AIX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Solaris 64-bit, SPARC
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86
V11.5| TBD| DT208397| Special Build for V11.5.7:
AIX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86
Special Build for V11.5.8:
AIX 64-bit
Linux 32-bit, x86-32
Linux 64-bit, x86-64
Linux 64-bit, POWER™ little endian
Linux 64-bit, System z®, System z9® or zSeries®
Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86
IBM does not disclose key Db2 functionality nor replication steps for a vulnerability to avoid providing too much information to any potential malicious attacker. IBM does not want to enable a malicious attacker with sufficient knowledge to craft an exploit of the vulnerability.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
Affected configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows | 11.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows | 11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows | 10.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_for_linux\,_unix_and_windows:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
43.4%