CVE-2017-1297 Memory corruption in DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
A local attacker can exploit a stack-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 to execute arbitrary code on the host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-1297?
CVE-2017-1297 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 27 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.2, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 125159.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1297?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Ibm Data Server Client, Ibm Data Server Driver for Odbc and Cli, Ibm Data Server Driver Package, Ibm Data Server Runtime Client, Ibm Db2, Ibm Db2 Connect.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1297?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-1297 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1297 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w857-2m85-c8wr.