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CVE-2018-1427

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

IBM GSKit (IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1) contains several environment variables that a local attacker could overflow and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 139072.

Affected products

• IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1

References

• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013756
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103536
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139072
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013756
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103536
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139072

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