VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1488
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140973.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016141Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140973VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016141Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040968Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140973VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.