VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1544
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege escalation to the DB2 instance owner.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). 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) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege escalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 142648.
- 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
- 0.40% probability · 33th 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=swg22016143Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040967Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142648VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016143Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040967Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142648VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.