PT-2018-13124 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2018-05-25 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1565

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1

Description The issue allows a local user to overflow a buffer, which may result in a privilege escalation to the DB2 instance owner.

Recommendations For versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, update to a fixed version to prevent a local user from overflowing a buffer and potentially escalating privileges to the DB2 instance owner. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1565

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143022 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1565 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1565 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016143 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1040967 · Note