HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2010-3731

Db2 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
9.6%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the validateUser implementation in the com.ibm.db2.das.core.DasSysCmd function in db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP10, 9.5 before FP6a, and 9.7 before FP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username string.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Db2
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2010-10-05

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2010-3731

  • Confirm whether Ibm Db2 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-3731.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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