Privilege escalation in IBM DB2 - CVE-2017-1438
Published: September 11, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8218
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1438
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
The weakness exists due to improper privilege controls. A local attacker with DB2 instance owner privileges can obtain root access to the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1438
Install update from vendor's website.