Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-1802 (CCN-149640)

Assigned:2017-12-13
Published:2018-11-07
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 user full access to the DB2 instance account by loading a malicious shared library. IBM X-Force ID: 149640.
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-2018-1802

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 733122 (DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows)
IBM Db2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation via loading libraries from an untrusted path (CVE-2018-1802).

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733122

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
105962

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1042082

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-db2-cve20181802-priv-escalation(149640)

Source: XF
Type: VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
ibm-db2-cve20181802-priv-escalation(149640)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 793907 (Spectrum Protect)
Multiple Db2 vulnerabilities affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Server (CVE-2018-1685, CVE-2018-1710, CVE-2018-1711, CVE-2018-1780, CVE-2018-1781, CVE-2018-1799, CVE-2018-1802, CVE-2018-1834, CVE-2018-1857, CVE-2018-1897)

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR 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 *
    microsoft windows -