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CVE-2018-1978

HIGH · CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-03-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-1978
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
0.52%
Windows Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-ForceID: 154069.