CVE-2005-4864: ibm db2_universal_database

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4864 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in ibm db2_universal_database. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.