Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1685

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability in db2cacpy that could allow a local user to read any file on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 145502.

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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

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/105395nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041671nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145502nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory

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