CVE-2018-1897

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1

Description: The issue is related to a stack-based buffer overflow in the db2pdcfg command, caused by improper bounds checking. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations: For IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, consider disabling the db2pdcfg command until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.