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CVE-2021-38931 (GCVE-0-2021-38931)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-09 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:31
VLAI
Summary
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to an information disclosure as a result of a connected user having indirect read access to a table where they are not authorized to select from. IBM X-Force ID: 210418.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/PR:L/S:U/AV:N/C:H/AC:L/I:N/UI:N/A:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
CWE
  • Obtain Information
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Affected: 11.1
Affected: 11.5
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Date Public
2021-12-08 00:00
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