CVE-2005-4864
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute...
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2005-4864- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.
- Record
CVE-2005-4864- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4855 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hv4v-qgpx-4225 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute...
Stack-based buffer overflow in libdb2.so in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long DB2LPORT environment variable.
- Record
GHSA-hv4v-qgpx-4225- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4864 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/11390
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY62042
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17616
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110495092105541&w=2
secunia.com/advisories/12733
ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005B.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4864
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hv4v-qgpx-4225