CVE-2018-1936
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow,...
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 153316.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 153316.
- Record
CVE-2018-1936- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/S:U/A:H/UI:N/I:H/AC:L/C:H/AV:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12515
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 153316.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12515- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/PR:N/S:U/A:H/UI:N/I:H/AC:L/C:H/AV:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3hfp-wjpj-68wv
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow,...
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 153316.
- Record
GHSA-3hfp-wjpj-68wv- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM DB2 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 libdb2e.so.1 is vulnerable to a stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 153316.
- Record
CVE-2018-1936- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1936 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Ibm Db2, published April 3, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.