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CVE-2005-4869
The (1) to_char and (2) to_date function in IBM DB2 8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an empty…
Low2.1EPSS 0.76%
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- mitre
Description
The (1) to_char and (2) to_date function in IBM DB2 8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an empty string in the second parameter, which causes a null pointer dereference.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- 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: Low 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 11400 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- IY61781 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005G.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20050105 IBM DB2 to_char and to_date Denial Of Service (#NISR05012005G) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- db2-dts-string-conversion(17614) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 12733 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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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