CVE-2005-4868: IBM DB2 Universal Database

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Shared memory sections and events in IBM DB2 8.1 have default permissions of read and write for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain unauthorized access, gain sensitive information, such as cleartext passwords, and cause a denial of service.

Affected products

• IBM DB2 Universal Database: version 7.1 only; version 7.2 only; version 8.0 only; version 8.1 only

Published 2005-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.