CVE-2018-1978

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…

High · published March 11, 2019

CVSS v3.0
8.4
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00519 · 43.0th percentile
Published
2019-03-11T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 MAR 22:00Z
    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…
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