---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: IBM DB2 Authorisation Bypass Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA24283 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/24283/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Security Bypass WHERE: >From local network SOFTWARE: IBM DB2 for Linux UNIX and Windows 9.x http://secunia.com/product/13504/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in IBM DB2, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error, which can be exploited to bypass DB2 authorisation checks and perform "update" and "delete" actions on a table on which the user only has "select" privileges. The vulnerability is reported in version 9.1 GA through 9.1 FP1. SOLUTION: Update to version version 9.1 FP2. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1JR25941 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------