#VU12309 Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in IBM DB2 - CVE-2018-1428

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12309

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1428

CWE-ID: CWE-327

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
IBM DB2

Software vendor:
IBM Corporation

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to IBM GSKit uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms. A local attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139073