Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-6209 is a denial-of-service issue in IBM DB2. An authenticated database user could crash a DB2 daemon using a specially formed ALTER TABLE operation involving an identity column. The business impact is database availability, not confirmed data theft or remote unauthenticated takeover. Exposure is most likely in legacy IBM DB2 deployments on Linux, UNIX, or Windows where authenticated users can perform table-altering DDL. Internet exposure is less important than who has database credentials and ALTER TABLE capability. Treat this as a legacy database availability risk. Prioritize systems supporting critical applications, especially where many users or service accounts have DDL permissions. It is not described as unauthenticated or data-exfiltration exposure in the supplied sources. Mitigation focus: Review IBM APARs and advisories for the applicable DB2 release.; Upgrade affected DB2 versions to a vendor-fixed or supported fix pack.; Restrict ALTER TABLE privileges to trusted administrative accounts only..
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- ibm-db2-cve20146209-dos(98684)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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