CVE-2020-4387

MEDIUM

IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, 11.5 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Symbolic Link Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information using a race condition of a symbolic link. IBM X-Force ID: 179269.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6242336
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/179269

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (5)
ibm/db2 9.7.0.0
ibm/db2 10.1.0.0
ibm/db2 10.5.0.0
ibm/db2 11.1.0.0
ibm/db2 11.5.0.0
Published Jul 01, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026