CVE-2018-1897

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-1897
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-30 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionIBM 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

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
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM DB2 'db2pdcfg' CVE-2018-1897 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM DB2 Buffer Overflow in 'db2pdcfg' Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Security Bulletin: IBM® Db2® is vulnerable to a buffer overflow leading to privilege escalation (CVE-2018-1897). CONFIRM www.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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