CVE-2005-4737 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8.20 before ESE AIX 5765F4100. Remote authenticated users can exploit this by abnormally terminating a connection, leading to excessive CPU consumption as db2agents are not properly cleared. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.