PT-2019-9921 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2019-03-11 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1980

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 is a buffer overflow that could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root.

Recommendations For IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. 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-2018-1980

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 5

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154078 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1980 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10740413 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1980 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107398 · Note