CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-1566

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Jul 10, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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IBM 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.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Db2Ibm9.7 (including)9.7 (including)
Db2Ibm10.1 (including)10.1 (including)
Db2Ibm10.5 (including)10.5 (including)
Db2Ibm11.1 (including)11.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References