What is CVE-2019-4014?

CVE-2019-4014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-4014?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Db2

CVE-2019-4014

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-Force ID: 155892.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Db2 — versions 10.1.0.6, 10.5.0.8, 9.7.0.7
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-4014?: CVE-2019-4014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-4014?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.