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CVE-2020-5025 IBM DB2

Affected softwareIBM DB2
Severity7.8 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
WeaknessCWE-120
Published11 Mar 2021
Updated17 Jun 2026

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 5 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.56% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/oncommand_insight). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

7.8 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.0 8.4 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 7.2 none AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 34 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm db2 generic 9.7 · 9.7:fp1 · 9.7:fp2 · 9.7:fp3 · 9.7:fp3a · 9.7:fp4 · 9.7:fp5 · 9.7:fp6 · 9.7:fp7 · 9.7:fp8 · 9.7:fp9 · 9.7:fp9a · 9.7:fp10 · 10.1 · 10.1:fp1 · 10.1:fp2 · 10.1:fp3 · 10.1:fp3a · 10.1:fp4 · 10.1:fp5 · 10.5 · 10.5:fp1 · 10.5:fp2 · 10.5:fp3 · 10.5:fp3a · 10.5:fp4 · 10.5:fp5 · 10.5:fp6 · 10.5:fp7 · 10.5:fp8 · 10.5:fp9 · ≥ 11.1.0.0 and < 11.1.4.6 · ≥ 11.5 and < 11.5.5.0
nvd netapp oncommand insight generic any version

References

URLTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193661 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6427855 Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2021-03-11By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.