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CVE-2006-6638

IBM DB2 8.1 before FixPak 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servic...

Medium CVSS 5.0

Overview

IBM DB2 8.1 before FixPak 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted SQLJRA packet, which causes a NULL pointer dereference in the sqle_db2ra_as_recvrequest function in DB2ENGN.DLL, a different issue than CVE-2006-4257.

CWE: N/A Published: 2006-12-19T20:28:00.000
Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.0 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: none (tag impact: LOW)

Recommended actions:

  • Prioritize remediation based on business criticality and exposure.
  • Limit exposure and increase monitoring until fixed.

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