Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-1487 (CCN-140972)

Assigned:2017-12-13
Published:2018-07-09
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5 and 11.1 binaries load shared libraries from an untrusted path potentially giving low privilege users full access to the DB2 instance account by loading a malicious shared library. IBM X-Force ID: 140972.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.3 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-426
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-1487

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 743215 (Spectrum Protect)
Multiple Db2 vulnerabilities affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Server

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 2016505 (DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows)
Privilege escalation in IBM Db2 via loading libraries from untrusted path (CVE-2018-1487).

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016505

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1041231

Source: XF
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ibm-db2-cve20181487-priv-escalation(140972)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-db2-cve20181487-priv-escalation(140972)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm db2 9.7
    ibm db2 10.1
    ibm db2 10.5
    ibm db2 11.1
    linux linux kernel *
    ibm db2 9.7
    ibm db2 10.1
    ibm db2 10.5
    ibm db2 11.1
    microsoft windows -