CVE-2018-1978

HIGH

IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1 - Authenticated Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-ForceID: 154069.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10740413

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107398

VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154069

Scores

CVSS v3 8.4

EPSS 0.0052

EPSS Percentile 40.2%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (4)

ibm/db2 9.7

ibm/db2 10.1

ibm/db2 10.5

ibm/db2 11.1

Published Mar 11, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026