CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4737

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 820 before ESE AIX 5765F4100 contains a vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (high CPU consumption) by abnormally terminating a connection, which prevents db2agents from being properly cleared.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an authenticated attacker can overload the DB2 server, leading to database unavailability for other users and potentially disrupting critical business applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade IBM DB2 UDB to a version later than 820 ESE AIX 5765F4100, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 820 before ESE AIX 5765F4100 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by "abnormally" terminating a connection, which prevents db2agents from being properly cleared.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS