CVE-2005-4869 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in IBM DB2 version 8.1, specifically affecting the to_char and to_date functions. A local attacker can trigger an application crash by providing an empty string as the second parameter, leading to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating local access, low attack complexity, and only a partial impact on availability. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-24677) detailing a DTS to string conversion DoS, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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