CVE-2018-1515

HIGH

IBM DB2 10.5 and 11.1 - Local Privilege Escalation via Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1, under specific or unusual conditions, 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: 141624.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040969

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141624

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016140

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4

EPSS 0.0035

EPSS Percentile 26.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

ibm/db2 10.5

ibm/db2 11.1

Published May 25, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026