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CVE-2005-4868
Shared memory sections and events in IBM DB2 8.1 have default permissions of read and write for the Everyone group, which allows local…
High7.1EPSS 0.76%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.76% · top 45% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- 20050105 IBM DB2 Windows Permission Problems (#NISR05012005F) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 11402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- db2-everyone-gain-access(17605) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005F.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 12733 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21181228 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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