CVE-2005-4870
Stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) xmlvarcharfromfile, (2) xmlclobfromfile, (3)...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4870- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-4870- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4861 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4861- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63qq-8356-xpg6 No score
Stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) xmlvarcharfromfile, (2) xmlclobfromfile, (3)...
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.
- Record
GHSA-63qq-8356-xpg6- 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-2005-4870 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Ibm Db2, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.63%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005H.txt
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17617
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY62297
securityfocus.com/bid/11404
secunia.com/advisories/12733
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=110495554227717&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4870
github.com/advisories/GHSA-63qq-8356-xpg6