CVE-2018-1544

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2018-05-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege escalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 142648.

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=swg22016143
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040967
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142648
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016143
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040967
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142648

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