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FKIE_CVE-2018-1897

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-11-30 15:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:51
Severity
8.4 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10737295Patch, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10737295Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm db2 9.7
ibm db2 10.1
ibm db2 10.5
ibm db2 11.1
linux linux_kernel -
ibm db2 9.7
ibm db2 10.1
ibm db2 10.5
ibm db2 11.1
microsoft windows -
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