Memory corruption in IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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: 158519.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00531 45th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows | 10.5; 10.1; 9.7; 11.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows VendorIBM Affected 10.5; 10.1; 9.7; 11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 39
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.9 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 29 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.10 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.7.0.11 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.1.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.7 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.8 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.9 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.0.10 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.1.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.2.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.3.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1.4.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:-:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7.0.11 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.8 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.0.10 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.1.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.4.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:-:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xj4-2c86-5gw9
References
More IBM Db2 vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2019-4154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xj4-2c86-5gw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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