PT-2018-14203 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2018-11-09 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1781

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1

Description The issue allows a local user to obtain root access by exploiting a symbolic link attack. This attack enables the user to read, write, or corrupt a file that they originally did not have permission to access.

Recommendations For versions 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1, consider restricting file system access to prevent symbolic link attacks until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1781

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 6

• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1781 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1781 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105885 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1042086 · Note