CVE-2018-1897 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, specifically within the db2pdcfg component. This flaw, due to improper bounds checking, could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.