what you don't know can hurt you
Home Files News &[SERVICES_TAB]About Contact Add New

Next Generation Security Advisory 223122004K

Next Generation Security Advisory 223122004K
Posted Dec 31, 2004
Authored by Mark Litchfield, NGSSoftware | Site ngssoftware.com

NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory #NISR2122004J - IBM's DB2 database server contains a function, rec2xml, used to format a string in XML. This function suffers from a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. Systems Affected: DB2 8.1/7.x.

tags | advisory, overflow
SHA-256 | b8613611d22ef6e27ef52155f6315c5d527c17d33199e9824cdca2fd21abca6f

Next Generation Security Advisory 223122004K

Change Mirror Download
NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory

Name: IBM DB2 rec2xml buffer overflow
Systems Affected: DB2 8.1/7.x
Severity: High risk
Vendor URL: http://www.ibm.com/
Author: David Litchfield [ mark at ngssoftware.com ]
Relates to: http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db2-01.txt
Date of Public Advisory: 23rd December 2004
Advisory number: #NISR2122004J
Advisory URL: http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db223122004K.txt

Description
***********
IBM's DB2 database server contains a function, rec2xml, used to format a
string in XML. This function suffers from a stack based buffer overflow
vulnerability.

Details
*******
By passing an overly long 3rd parameter to the rec2xml function a stack
based buffer can be overflowed, overwriting the saved return address on the
stack. This allows an attacker to control the flow of execution and the
opportunity to execute arbitrary code.

Fix Information
***************
IBM has written a patch and can be obtained with the latest fixpak.

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support/downloadv8.html - DB2
v8.1
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support/downloadv7.html - DB2
v7.x

NGSSQuirreL for DB2 (http://www.nextgenss.com/db2.htm) can be used to assess
whether your DB2 server is vulnerable to this.


About NGSSoftware
*****************
NGSSoftware design, research and develop intelligent, advanced application
security assessment scanners. Based in the United Kingdom, NGSSoftware have
offices in the South of London and the East Coast of Scotland. NGSSoftware's
sister company NGSConsulting, offers best of breed security consulting
services, specialising in application, host and network security
assessments.

http://www.ngssoftware.com/

Telephone +44 208 401 0070
Fax +44 208 401 0076

enquiries@ngssoftware.com














Login or Register to add favorites

File Archive:

March 2024

  • Su
  • Mo
  • Tu
  • We
  • Th
  • Fr
  • Sa
  • 1
    Mar 1st
    16 Files
  • 2
    Mar 2nd
    0 Files
  • 3
    Mar 3rd
    0 Files
  • 4
    Mar 4th
    32 Files
  • 5
    Mar 5th
    28 Files
  • 6
    Mar 6th
    42 Files
  • 7
    Mar 7th
    17 Files
  • 8
    Mar 8th
    13 Files
  • 9
    Mar 9th
    0 Files
  • 10
    Mar 10th
    0 Files
  • 11
    Mar 11th
    15 Files
  • 12
    Mar 12th
    19 Files
  • 13
    Mar 13th
    21 Files
  • 14
    Mar 14th
    38 Files
  • 15
    Mar 15th
    15 Files
  • 16
    Mar 16th
    0 Files
  • 17
    Mar 17th
    0 Files
  • 18
    Mar 18th
    10 Files
  • 19
    Mar 19th
    0 Files
  • 20
    Mar 20th
    0 Files
  • 21
    Mar 21st
    0 Files
  • 22
    Mar 22nd
    0 Files
  • 23
    Mar 23rd
    0 Files
  • 24
    Mar 24th
    0 Files
  • 25
    Mar 25th
    0 Files
  • 26
    Mar 26th
    0 Files
  • 27
    Mar 27th
    0 Files
  • 28
    Mar 28th
    0 Files
  • 29
    Mar 29th
    0 Files
  • 30
    Mar 30th
    0 Files
  • 31
    Mar 31st
    0 Files

Top Authors In Last 30 Days

File Tags

Systems

packet storm

© 2022 Packet Storm. All rights reserved.

Services
Security Services
Hosting By
Rokasec
close