Software Updates

Database Security Knowledgebase Update 5.06

Written by | Oct 19, 2016 10:58:00 AM

This month's update for Database Security Knowledgebase is now available.

Knowledgebase version 5.06 includes new and updated checks for IBMDB2 LUW, Microsoft SQL Server and SAP (Sybase) ASE.

New Vulnerability and Configuration Check Highlights

IBMDB2 LUW

  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.AUDITPOLICIES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.AUDITPOLICIES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.AUDITUSE
    • Verify that SYSCAT.AUDITUSE system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.COLAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.COLAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.DBAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.DBAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.EVENTS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.EVENTS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.INDEXAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.INDEXAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.MODULEAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.MODULEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.PACKAGEAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.PACKAGEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.PACKAGES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.PACKAGES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.PASSTHRUAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.PASSTHRUAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.PROCEDURES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.PROCEDURES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.ROLES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.ROLES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.ROUTINEAUTH
  • Verify that SYSCAT.ROUTINEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.ROUTINES
  • Verify that SYSCAT.ROUTINES system table is secured from PUBLIC
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SCHEMAAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SCHEMAAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SCHEMATA
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SCHEMATA system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELACCESS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELACCESS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELCOMPONENTELEMENTS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELCOMPONENTELEMENTS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELCOMPONENTS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELCOMPONENTS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYLABELS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICIES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICIES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICYCOMPONENTRULES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICYCOMPONENTRULES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICYEXEMPTIONS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SECURITYPOLICYEXEMPTIONS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SEQUENCEAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SEQUENCEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.STATEMENTS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.STATEMENTS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.SURROGATEAUTHIDS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.SURROGATEAUTHIDS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.TABAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.TABAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.TBSPACEAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.TBSPACEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.VARIABLEAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.VARIABLEAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.WORKLOADAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.WORKLOADAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSCAT.XSROBJECTAUTH
    • Verify that SYSCAT.XSROBJECTAUTH system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSIBMADM.OBJECTOWNERS
    • Verify that SYSCAT.OBJECTOWNERS system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Restrict Access to SYSIBMADM.PRIVILEGES
    • Verify that SYSCAT.PRIVILEGES system table is secured from PUBLIC.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure ACCESSCTRL Authority
    • Verify that the ACCESSCTRL authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure BINDADD Authority
    • Verify that the BINDADD authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure CONNECT Authority
    • Verify that the CONNECT authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure DATAACCESS Authority
    • Verify that the DATAACCESS authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure DBADM Authority
    • Verify that the DBADM authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure EXTERNALROUTINE Authority
    • Verify that the EXTERNALROUTINE authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure IMPLSCHEMA Authority
    • Verify that the IMPLSCHEMA authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure LOAD Authority
    • Verify that the LOAD authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure NOFENCE Authority
    • Verify that the NOFENCE authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure QUIESCECONNECT Authority
    • Verify that the QUIESCECONNECT authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure SQLADM Authority
    • Verify that the SQLADM authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Secure WLMADM Authority
    • Verify that the WLMADM authority is secured by assigning it to the appropriate users.
    • Risk: Informational
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A

Microsoft SQLServer

  • Data Quality Client software component should be removed if it is unused
    • Verify that Data Quality Client software component is removed.
    • Risk: Medium
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A
  • Data Quality Server software component should be removed if it is unused
    • Verify that Data Quality Server software component is removed.
    • Risk: Medium
    • Relevant CVEs:N/A

SAP (Sybase) ASE

  • Privilege escalation via SQL injection in dbccimport_sproc
    • Verify that the server is not vulnerable to SQL injection in the dbccimport_sproccommand.
    • Risk: High
    • Relevant CVEs:CVE-2016-7402

 

Updated Checks

MySQL

  • Latest release not installed
    • Updated to support MySQL 5.5.52, 5.6.33 and 5.7.15
    • High
    • N/A
  • Release update not installed on time
    • Updated to support MySQL 5.5.52, 5.6.33 and 5.7.15
    • High
    • N/A

IBM DB2LUW

  • Fix Pack not installed on time
    • Updated to support 10.5 Fix Pack 8
    • High
    • N/A
  • Latest Fix Pack not installed
    • Updated to support 10.5 Fix Pack 8
    • High
    • N/A

 

New Policies

CIS v2.0 for IBM DB2 LUW -Audit (Built-In)

  • This policy has been updated with guidance the CIS Configuration Benchmark for IBM DB2, which provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for DB2 versions 9.7 or 9.8 running on Linux, UNIX and Windows.

Availability

  • Available to allAppDetectivePRO and DbProtect customers with maintenance (subscription or perpetual) in good standing at no additional cost
  • AppDetectivePRO customers can use the Updater within the product as well