Privilege escalation in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1451

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8216

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1451

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper privilege controls. A local attacker with DB2 instance owner privileges can obtain root access to the system.

IBM DB2

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006061

• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM DB2