CVE-2020-4701 HIGH

CVE-2020-4701

Vendor Ibm
Product DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Published November 19, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/UI:N/PR:N/AC:L/I:H/A:H/S:U/AV:L/C:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

What the vulnerability does

01Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated