PT-2015-5514 · Ibm · Db2+1

Published 2015-12-31 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2015-1947

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM InfoSphere BigInsights versions 3.0 through 3.0.0.2 IBM InfoSphere BigInsights version 4.0

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library that is loaded by a setuid or setgid program when a DB2 database is used.

Recommendations For IBM InfoSphere BigInsights versions 3.0 through 3.0.0.2, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. For IBM InfoSphere BigInsights version 4.0, update to a version that is not affected by this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to setuid or setgid programs to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-1947

Affected Products

Db2

Ibm Infosphere Biginsights

References · 6

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21967131 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1947 · Security Note
• http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970376 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/79693 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034562 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034537 · Note