CVE-2018-1977
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) contains a denial of service vulnerability.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) contains a denial of service vulnerability. A remote, authenticated DB2 user could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a specially-crafted SELECT statement with TRUNCATE function. IBM X-Force ID: 154032.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.86% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 1.9% 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=ibm10788089Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106222Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154032VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10788089Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106222Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154032VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.