CVE-2020-4701

HIGH

IBM Db2 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6370025
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187078

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.3%
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 (3)
ibm/db2 10.5
ibm/db2 11.1
ibm/db2 11.5
Published Nov 19, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026