According to it self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability as a database administrator of one database may execute code or read/write files from another database within the same instance.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the applicationโs self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(175281);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/08/03");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-29257");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2023-B-0028-S");
script_name(english:"IBM DB2 10.5 < 10.5.0 FP 11 41270 / 11.1 < 11.1.4 FP 7 41268 / 11.5 < 11.5.7 FP 0 29113 / 11.5 < 11.5.8 FP 0 29133 RCE (Unix)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote database server is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to it self-reported version number, IBM Db2 is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability
as a database administrator of one database may execute code or read/write files from another database within
the same instance.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6985691");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply the appropriate IBM DB2 Fix Pack or Special Build based on the most recent fix pack level for your branch.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-29257");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/04/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2022/04/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/05/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:db2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Databases");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("db2_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/DB2 Server");
script_exclude_keys("SMB/db2/Installed");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf_extras_db2.inc');
# The remote host's OS is Windows, not Linux.
if (get_kb_item('SMB/db2/Installed'))
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Unix', 'Windows');
var app_info = vcf::ibm_db2::get_app_info();
# DB2 has an optional OpenSSH server that will run on
# windows. We need to exit out if we picked up the windows
# installation that way.
if ('Windows' >< app_info['platform'])
audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'a Unix based operating system');
var constraints = [
{'equal':'10.5.0.11', 'fixed_build':'41270'},
{'min_version':'10.5', 'fixed_version':'10.5.0.11', 'fixed_display':'10.5.0.11 + Special Build 41270'},
{'equal':'11.1.4.7', 'fixed_build':'41268'},
{'min_version':'11.1', 'fixed_version':'11.1.4.7', 'fixed_display':'11.1.4.7 + Special Build 41268'},
{'equal':'11.5.7.0', 'fixed_build':'29113'},
{'min_version':'11.5', 'fixed_version':'11.5.7.0', 'fixed_display':'11.5.7.0 + Special Build 29113'},
{'equal':'11.5.8.0', 'fixed_build':'29133'},
{'min_version':'11.5', 'fixed_version':'11.5.8.0', 'fixed_display':'11.5.8.0 + Special Build 29133'}
];
vcf::ibm_db2::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);