Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2023-35012IBM Db2 code execution

Medium 6.7

In plain English

A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 11.5 with a Federated configuration is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A local user with SYSADM privileges could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 257763.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 11.5

Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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