CVE-2018-1459 — IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could lead an attacker to execute arbitrary code

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IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could lead an attacker to execute arbitrary code

Published May 25, 2018

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.51%

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could lead an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 140210.

Affected products

Vendor IBM Product DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows Default
n/a
- Version
  10.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  10.5
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  11.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  9.7
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

IBM

DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
10.1	affected	-
10.5	affected	-
11.1	affected	-
9.7	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.51% 0.00514

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00514

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.51% (0.00514)	41.61th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.51% (0.00514)	39.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.15% (0.00146)	32.47th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	22.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.05% (0.00053)	20.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00053)	18.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.40% (0.01404)	72.03th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 19, 2023	1.40% (0.01404)	71.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.36% (0.01365)	69.53th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.36% (0.01365)	45.07th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	57.20% (0.57197)	99.16th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	57.20% (0.57197)	99.75th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	57.20% (0.57197)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

References (3)

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016142
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041005
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140210
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016142		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041005		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140210		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published May 25, 2018

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Dec 13, 2017

Link CVE-2018-1459

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-1459

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-1459