PT-2005-5525 · Ibm · Libdb2.So+1

David Litchfield · Published 2005-12-31 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2005-4864

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM DB2 versions 7.x through 8.1

Description: The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the libdb2.so library, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by setting a long value for the DB2LPORT environment variable.

Recommendations: For IBM DB2 versions 7.x through 8.1, consider restricting the length of the DB2LPORT environment variable to prevent exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4864

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

Libdb2.So

References · 7

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/11390 · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12733 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4864 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17616 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495092105541&w=2 · Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY62042 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005B.txt · Note