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CVE-2018-1781

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access by exploiting a symbolic link attack to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have permission to access. IBM X-Force ID: 148804.

Published

2018-11-09T01:29:00.570

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:00:21.480

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ibm	db2	9.7	Yes
Application	ibm	db2	10.1	Yes
Application	ibm	db2	10.5	Yes
Application	ibm	db2	11.1	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	*	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows	-	No

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)