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CVE-2017-1520

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

IBM DB2 9.7, 10,1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to an unauthorized command that allows the database to be activated when authentication type is CLIENT. IBM X-Force ID: 129830.

Affected products

• IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 9.7, 9.7.0.1, 9.7.0.2, 9.7.0.3, 9.7.0.4, 9.7.0.5 (+23)
• IBM Db2 Connect: 9.7, 9.7.0.1, 9.7.0.2, 9.7.0.3, 9.7.0.4, 9.7.0.5 (+21)

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007186
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100684
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039308
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129830
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007186
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100684
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039308
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129830

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