Security Bulletin: Multiple Resolved Vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 May Affect IBM Storage Protect Server

IBM Corp. had published a security bulletin concerning multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Db2 may affect IBM Storage Protect Server.

Summary
Storage Protect Server, which uses IBM Db2, may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could result in denial of service or the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability.

These vulnerabilities include CVE-2023-45853, CVE-2023-29267, CVE-2024-25710, CVE-2024-26308, CVE-2023-45178, CVE-2024-28762, CVE-2024-28757, CVE-2024-29025, CVE-2024-29131, CVE-2024-29133, CVE-2024-31880, and CVE-2024-31881. This bulletin outlines the steps required to address these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability details:
CVEID: CVE-2023-45853
Description: MiniZip is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow in the zipOpenNewFileInZip4_64 function. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2023-29267
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as a trap may occur when selecting from certain types of tables. IBM X-Force ID: 252171.
CWE: CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2024-25710
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite loop flaw. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted DUMP file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (‘Infinite Loop’)
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2024-26308
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Compress is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory error. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted Pack200 file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2023-45178
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.5 CLI is vulnerable to a denial of service when a specially crafted request is used. IBM X-Force ID: 268073.
CWE: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2024-28762
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to denial of service with a specially crafted query under certain conditions. IBM X-Force ID: 285246.
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2024-28757
DESCRIPTION: libexpat could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper handling of XML external entity (XXE) declarations by the XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate function. By using a specially crafted XML content, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2024-29025
DESCRIPTION: Netty is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a flaw when using the HttpPostRequestDecoder to decode a form. By sending a specially crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2024-29131
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Configuration could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2024-29133
DESCRIPTION: Apache Commons Configuration could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an out-of-bounds wrie vulnerability. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

CVEID: CVE-2024-31880
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, under specific configurations, as the server may crash when using a specially crafted SQL statement by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 287612.
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID: CVE-2024-31881
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service as the server may crash when using a specially crafted query on certain columnar tables by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 287613.
CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Storage Protect Server	8.1

Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by upgrading.

IBM Storage Protect Server affected versions	Fixing level	Platform	Remediation/Fix/Instructions
8.1.0.000 – 8.1.23.xxx	8.1.24	AIX Linux Windows	Instructions for downloading the update:: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/588021

Workarounds and Mitigations: None

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Change History
October 16, 2024: Initial publication

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