Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 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: 174960.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/2875875
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174960
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (5)
ibm/db2
9.7
ibm/db2
10.1
ibm/db2
10.5
ibm/db2
11.1
ibm/db2
11.5
Published
Feb 19, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026