Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2020-4204

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Buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2020-4204

Published: June 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64642
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-4204
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM DB2
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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