title: IBM Db2 buffer overflow
description: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes Db2 Connect Server) 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 db2set is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking.  An attacker could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code.  IBM X-Force ID:  252184.
problem types: CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
vendor: IBM
versions:
status: affected, version: 10.5 11.1 ,11.5
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL