CVE-2018-1802
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 binaries load shared libraries from an untrusted path potentially giving low privilege user full access to the DB2 instance account by loading a malicious shared…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 binaries load shared libraries from an untrusted path potentially giving low privilege user full access to the DB2 instance account by loading a malicious shared library. IBM X-Force ID: 149640.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- ibm/db2
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733122Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042082Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149640VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733122Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105962Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042082Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149640VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.