CVE-2005-4864 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the libdb2.so library within IBM DB2 versions 7.x and 8.1. This flaw allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long DB2LPORT environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring local access but with low attack complexity, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:aix:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.