CVE-2020-5025

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5

Description The issue is caused by improper bounds checking, leading to a buffer overflow in the db2fm component. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Recommendations For IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5, consider restricting access to the db2fm component until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.