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CVE-2005-4870

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-4870 describes stack-based buffer overflows in specific XML-related functions within IBM DB2 8.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a specially crafted 94-byte second argument, which overwrites the return address. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), it requires medium attack complexity but could lead to partial integrity compromise. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0263 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/12733
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/17617
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
nextgenss.com / advisories/db205012005H.txt
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/11404