CVE-2005-4868

7.1 highEPSS 0.8%

High (7.1) in ibm db2 universal database. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Shared memory sections and events in IBM DB2 8.1 have default permissions of read and write for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain unauthorized access, gain sensitive information, such as cleartext passwords, and cause a denial of service.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.1 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 55% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2005-12-31
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:db2_universal_database

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495402231836&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181228
http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005F.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11402

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