# CVE-2010-0462: Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP9, 9.5 before FP6, and 9.7 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to have an unspec

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2010-01-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP9, 9.5 before FP6, and 9.7 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to have an unspecified impact via a SELECT statement that has a long column name generated with the REPEAT function.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55899
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65935
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65933
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37976
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC65922
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023509
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21426108
- ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v95/APARLIST.TXT
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21432298
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/ibm-db2-97-heap-overflow.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14518
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33572

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