CVE-2017-1452

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10,1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user to obtain elevated privilege and overwrite DB2 files. IBM X-Force ID: 128180.

Published: 2017-09-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-1452 is rated Moderate Risk (41.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-1452

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-1452

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-1452

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-1452

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.3:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 11.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 10.5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:10.5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2_connect 11.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_connect:11.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-1452

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