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TI-2005-04599 Aliases CVE-2005-4869GHSA-8vg7-hm2j-f2h5

The (1) to_char and (2) to_date function in IBM DB2 8.1 allows local users to cause a…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00762 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4869
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vg7-hm2j-f2h5

References

  • TI-2007-02494 Multiple buffer overflows in the DB2 JDBC Applet Server (DB2JDS) service in IBM DB2 9.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03546 Stack-based buffer overflow in the validateUser implementation in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-08862 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to remote code execution due to improper pre-auth DRDA handshake handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-03566 IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) Administration Server (DAS) 8 before Fix Pack 16 and 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-06509 Buffer overflow in the DAS server in IBM DB2 8 before FP17, 9.1 before FP5, and 9.5… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-09068 IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to privilege escalation with a specially crafted query CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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