Privilege Escalation in IBM InfoSphere Replication Server

1) Privilege Escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU530

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5995

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability exposes local user's possibility to get root privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to access control error. Creating a specially crafted library a malicious user can get elevated privileges and induce the application to arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a local user to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update to 10.5 FP8.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Replication Server: 9.7

IBM DB2: 10.1 - 10.5

: 11.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990061

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.