Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2019-4057 (CCN-156567)

Assigned:2019-06-27
Published:2019-06-27
Updated:2022-12-09
Summary:IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow malicious user with access to the DB2 instance account to leverage a fenced execution process to execute arbitrary code as root. IBM X-Force ID: 156567.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.7 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
6.7 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (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
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2019-4057

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Type: VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-db2-cve20194057-priv-escalation(156567)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 880735 (DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows)
IBM Db2 is vulnerable to privilege escalation to root via malicious use of fenced user (CVE-2019-4057).

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Type: Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1109853 (Spectrum Protect)
Multiple Db2 vulnerabilities affect the IBM Spectrum Protect Server (CVE-2019-4057, CVE-2019-4101, CVE-2019-4154, CVE-2019-4386, CVE-2019-4322)

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 6598029 (PureData System for Operational Analytics)
Multiple vulnerabilities has been identified in IBM DB2 shipped with IBM PureData System for Operational Analytics

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.5:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:unix:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm db2 10.5
    ibm db2 10.5
    ibm db2 10.5
    ibm db2 10.1
    ibm db2 10.1
    ibm db2 10.1
    ibm db2 9.7
    ibm db2 9.7
    ibm db2 9.7
    ibm db2 11.1
    ibm db2 11.1
    ibm db2 11.1
    ibm spectrum protect 8.1