QID 375760

Date Published: 2021-08-05

QID 375760: IBM DB2 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (January 2021 CPU)

DB2 is a family of data management products, including database servers, developed by IBM.
CVE-2020-27221 - stack based bufferoverflow vulnerability was discovered in IBM DB2.

Affected Version:
DB2 Release v9.7 jdk version prior to 7.0.10.80
DB2 Release V10.1 jdk version prior to 7.0.10.80
DB2 Release V10.5 jdk version prior to 7.0.10.80
DB2 Release V11.1 jdk version prior to 8.0.6.25
DB2 Release V11.5 jdk version prior to 8.0.6.25

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
This QID sends INST_DIR/java/jdk64/bin/./java -version command to check the vulnerable version of Java used by DB2.
Note: use db2 user credentials to scan this qid.

On Successful exploitation a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    The vendor has released multiple fixes. For more information please visit6446277
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 375760

    CVE-2020-27221 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    6446277 URL Logo www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6446277
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