Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU64642

Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2020-4204

Published: June 24, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64642

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4204

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking. A local attacker can trigger the vulnerability and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Affected software

IBM DB2
IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics

How to mitigate CVE-2020-4204

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM DB2 - addressed in versions 9.7.0.11, 10.1.0.6, 10.5.0.11, 11.1 FP5

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