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.
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 · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.6% 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.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.