# CVE-2005-4866: Stack-based buffer overflow in JDBC Applet Server in IBM DB2 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary by connecting and sending a lo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-06 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in JDBC Applet Server in IBM DB2 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary by connecting and sending a long username, then disconnecting gracefully and reconnecting and sending a short username and an unexpected db2java.zip version, which causes a null terminator to be removed and leads to the overflow.

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## References

- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY61492
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11401
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495251101381&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17613
- http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/db205012005D.txt

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