PT-2021-12290 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Dijing Wang · Published 2021-03-11 · Updated 2021-04-12 · CVE-2020-5025

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5025

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5025 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193661 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5025 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0003 · Note