VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1897
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5., and 11.1 db2pdcfg is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). 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 9.7, 10.1, 10.5., and 11.1 db2pdcfg is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 152462.
- 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
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10737295Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10737295Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.