Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Mar 22, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1427

Description

IBM GSKit (IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1) contains several environment variables that a local attacker could overflow and cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 139072.

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Affected products

IBM/Db25 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1
IBM/GSKitllm-fuzzy
IBM/Db2 Recovery Expert for Linux, UNIX and Windowscpe-rescue
Range: 10.5

Patches

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References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103536nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139072nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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