#VU16208 Privilege escalation in IBM DB2 - CVE-2018-1711
Published: November 28, 2018 / Updated: December 3, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16208
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1711
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw. A local attacker can modify the contents of the control tables used by the ATS to permit unauthorized access to authorizations held by other users as well as RCAC row permissions and column masks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.