8.4

CVE-2020-5025: ibm db2 Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 8.4v3.0HighModified
Published 11-03-2021Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5025 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ibm db2. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.56% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm2 products
  • db2EOL≥ 11.1.0.0, < 11.1.4.6 | ≥ 11.5, < 11.5.5.0 | 9.7 | 9.7:fp1 | 9.7:fp10 | 9.7:fp2 | 9.7:fp3 | 9.7:fp3a | 9.7:fp4 | 9.7:fp5 | 9.7:fp6 | 9.7:fp7 | 9.7:fp8 | 9.7:fp9 | 9.7:fp9a | 10.1 | 10.1:fp1 | 10.1:fp2 | 10.1:fp3 | 10.1:fp3a | 10.1:fp4 | 10.1:fp5 | 10.5 | 10.5:fp1 | 10.5:fp2 | 10.5:fp3 | 10.5:fp3a | 10.5:fp4 | 10.5:fp5 | 10.5:fp6 | 10.5:fp7 | 10.5:fp8 | 10.5:fp9
  • db2 for linux, unix and windows10.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 11.5
Netapp1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links