CVE-2005-4868

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Shared memory sections and events in IBM DB2 8.1 have default permissions of read and write for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain unauthorized access, gain sensitive information, such as cleartext passwords, and cause a denial of service.

Affected products

IBM Db2 Universal Database: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495402231836&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181228
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005F.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11402
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17605
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495402231836&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181228
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005F.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11402
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17605

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