CVE-2006-4257
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause...
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-4257- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-4257- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4245 No score
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4245- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hcpr-x372-mrhj No score
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause...
IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) before 8.1 FixPak 13 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) by (1) sending the first ACCSEC command without an RDBNAM parameter during the CONNECT process, or (2) sending crafted SQLJRA packet, which results in a null dereference.
- Record
GHSA-hcpr-x372-mrhj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Db2, published August 21, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.17%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/445298/100/0/threaded
appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/db2/2006-09-05.shtml
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3328
secunia.com/advisories/21550
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24013114
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4257
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcpr-x372-mrhj