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CVE-2018-1897

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

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.

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=ibm10737295
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10737295
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106060
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042165
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152462

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