CVE-2017-1297

Summary

CVECVE-2017-1297
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-27 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionIBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.2, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 125159.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | Gain Privileges


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Data Server Client - All All All
Application Ibm Data Server Driver For Odbc And Cli - All All All
Application Ibm Data Server Driver Package - All All All
Application Ibm Data Server Runtime Client - All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 11.1.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 11.1.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 11.1.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 Connect 9.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM DB2 For Linux UNIX And Windows affected 10.5 Not specified
CNA IBM DB2 For Linux UNIX And Windows affected 10.1 Not specified
CNA IBM DB2 For Linux UNIX And Windows affected 9.7 Not specified
CNA IBM DB2 For Linux UNIX And Windows affected 11.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Vendor Advisory
IBM DB2 Command Line Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Exploit – Page 42260 – Exploits Database af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Security Bulletin: IBM® DB2® LUW's Command Line Processor Contains Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2017-1297). af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM DB2 CVE-2017-1297 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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