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ID:2198 - Exploit for Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2018-1459
ID:2198 - Exploit for Stack-based buffer overflow in IBM DB2 - CVE-2018-1459
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13006
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1459
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to stack based buffer overflow in Db2's rah.exe. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and escalate privileges to the DB2 instance owner to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
The weakness exists due to stack based buffer overflow in Db2's rah.exe. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and escalate privileges to the DB2 instance owner to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.