CVE-2005-4870 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) xmlvarcharfromfile, (2) xmlclobfromfile, (3) xmlfilefromvarchar, and (4) xmlfilefromclob function calls in IBM DB2 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 94-byte second argument, which causes the return address to be overwritten with a pointer to the argument.

Published: 2007-10-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4861	Stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) xmlvarcharfromfile, (2) xmlclobfromfile, (3) xmlfilefromvarchar, and (4) xmlfilefromclob function calls in IBM DB2 8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a 94-byte second argument, which causes the return address to be overwritten with a pointer to the argument.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02343.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495554227717&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY62297
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005H.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11404
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17617

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-06T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.307Z

Reserved: 2007-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4870

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4870

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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