{"id":"CVE-2017-1297","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-1297","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:19:16.972Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-06-27T16:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:14:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@us.ibm.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.01489,"percentile":0.73947,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-06-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42260,"kind":"exploit","title":"IBM DB2 9.7/10.1/10.5/11.1 - Command Line Processor Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42260","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/42260.py","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/42260.py","published":"2017-06-26","added":"2017-06-26","updated":"2017-06-26","author":"defensecode","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-1297"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"http://www.defensecode.com/advisories/IBM_DB2_Command_Line_Processor_Buffer_Overflow.pdf"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004878","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99271","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038772","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125159","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42260/","source":"psirt@us.ibm.com"},{"url":"http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004878","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99271","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038772","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125159","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42260/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1297","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}