What is CVE-2017-1519?

CVE-2017-1519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-09-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-1519?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Db2

CVE-2017-1519

IBM DB2 10.5 and 11.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability. A remote user can cause disruption of service for DB2 Connect Server setup with a particular configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 129829.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-09-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Db2 — versions 10.5, 10.5.0.1, 10.5.0.2
IBM Db2 Connect — versions 10.5, 10.5.0.1, 10.5.0.2
IBM Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows — versions 10.5, 11.1
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1039298 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/100688 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129829 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1519?: CVE-2017-1519 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Db2, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-09-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-1519?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.