CVE-2020-4701

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.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/187078	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6370025	Patch Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.5:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

Information

Published : 2020-11-19 08:15

Updated : 2020-12-01 10:53

NVD link : CVE-2020-4701

Mitre link : CVE-2020-4701

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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Products Affected

ibm

db2

microsoft

windows

linux

linux_kernel

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