CVE-2017-1297
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.2, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.2, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 125159.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.49% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 26 June 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ibm/data server client · ibm/data server driver for odbc and cli · ibm/data server driver package · ibm/data server runtime client · ibm/db2 · ibm/db2 connect
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004878Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038772
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125159Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42260/
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004878Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99271Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038772
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125159Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42260/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.