CVE-2020-5025 | BDVDB-2026-150273 Detail

IBMDB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Description#

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 db2fm is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 193661.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12021-03-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2021-03-11
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

8.4 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 47.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
10.5
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
10.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
9.7
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
11.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
11.5
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

8.4 High

CVSS:3.0/PR:N/AV:L/AC:L/UI:N/S:U/I:H/A:H/C:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:U

Metric breakdown
Privileges Required	None
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Integrity	High
Availability	High
Confidentiality	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).