CVE-2005-4866: ibm db2_universal_database

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-4866 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in ibm db2_universal_database. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.8% 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 JDBC Applet Server in IBM DB2 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary by connecting and sending a long username, then disconnecting gracefully and reconnecting and sending a short username and an unexpected db2java.zip version, which causes a null terminator to be removed and leads to the overflow.

• 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.