High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 11, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-5025

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 db2fm is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 193661.

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Affected products

IBM/DB2 Connect Serverllm-fuzzy
Range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5
IBM/Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5
IBM/Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windowscpe-rescue
Range: 10.5

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References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193661nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0003/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427855nvdVendor Advisory

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