CVE-2018-1515

high

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1, under specific or unusual conditions, could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege escalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 141624.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141624

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040969

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016140

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-05-25

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00052