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TI-2020-04217 Aliases CVE-2020-5024GHSA-pq8r-j5f2-6x78

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due a hang in the SSL handshake response. IBM X-Force ID: 193660.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02019 81st 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
IBMDB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows10.5; 10.1; 9.7; 11.1; 11.5—No fix listedCNA
  • DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows VendorIBM Affected 10.5; 10.1; 9.7; 11.1; 11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.0.0 to before 11.1.4.6; 11.5 to before 11.5.5.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp10VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp3aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp6VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.0.0 to before 11.1.4.6; 11.5 to before 11.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp10 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp3a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:*9.7 fp9aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp3aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1 fp5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp3aVulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp5VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp6VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp7VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp8VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:*10.5 fp9VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:fp9a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.7 fp9a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp3a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 fp5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp3a Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp5 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp6 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp7 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp8 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:fp9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 fp9 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_insight:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq8r-j5f2-6x78

References

Advisory 2

  • 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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Sources

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