Ibm · Ibm Db2 · CVE-2020-5025
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5
**Description**
The issue is caused by improper bounds checking, leading to a buffer overflow in the `db2fm` component. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
**Recommendations**
For IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, consider restricting access to the `db2fm` component until a patch is available.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.