CVE-2005-4867

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SATENCRYPT function in IBM DB2 8.1, when Satellite Administration (SATADMIN) is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-4867 is rated High Risk (71.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.16%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-4867

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-25 20.53% 21.16% +0.63%
2 2025-03-30 23.82% 20.53% -3.30%
3 2025-03-29 — 23.82% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-4867

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-4867

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-4867

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2_universal_database 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:hp_ux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_universal_database 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-4867

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