CVE-2005-3643

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-11-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM DB2 Database server running on Windows XP with Simple File Sharing enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and log on to the guest account without supplying a password.

Affected products

IBM Db2 Universal Database: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.1.4, 8.1.5 (+8)

References

http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/database-on-xp.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15452
http://www.ngssoftware.com/papers/database-on-xp.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15452

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