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IBM DB2 sysproc.auth_list_groups_for_authid Buffer Overflow
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SUMMARY
Buffer overflow on sysproc.auth_list_groups_for_authid function. By
passing an overly long value of more then 40-bytes to the
auth_list_groups_for_authid function, a stack-based buffer can be
overflowed.
DETAILS
Vulnerable Systems:
* DB2 version 9.1 Fixpack 2 Enterprise server edition
Immune Systems:
* DB2 version 9.1 Fixpack 3 Enterprise server edition
Impact:
An attacker can use this to cause a denial of service or take complete
control of an affected system.
Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and a patch was
<http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ01828> released.
Fix:
To fix the problem apply the fixpak 3 for DB2 version 9.1
<http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/support/db2_9/>
http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/support/db2_9/
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The information has been provided by <mailto:shatter@appsecinc.com> Team
SHATTER.
The original article can be found at:
<http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2007-01.shtml>
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2007-01.shtml
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