High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Nov 9, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1802

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 binaries load shared libraries from an untrusted path potentially giving low privilege user full access to the DB2 instance account by loading a malicious shared library. IBM X-Force ID: 149640.

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Affected products

IBM/Db24 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
IBM/DB2 Connect Serverllm-fuzzy
Range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1
IBM/Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windowsllm-fuzzy
Range: 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1
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/105962nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1042082nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149640nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory

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