Vulnerability · Published Jun 24, 2021 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2020-4885
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in DB2 for Linux and UNIX from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 could allow a local user to access and change the configuration of Db2 due to a race condition of a symbolic link,. IBM X-Force ID: 190909.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | DB2 for Linux and UNIX | 11.5 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6466363 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-db2-cve20204885-sym-link (190909) vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210720-0006/ x_refsource_CONFIRM