CVE-2018-1566

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1566
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-10 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:38:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM 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 execute arbitrary code due to a format string error. IBM X-Force ID: 143023.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-134

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 10.5 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 11.1 All All All
Application Ibm Db2 9.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Bulletin: Format string vulnerability in IBM® Db2® tool db2support (CVE-2018-1566). CONFIRM www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM DB2 CVE-2018-1566 Local Format String Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM DB2 Format String Flaw in 'db2support' May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.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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