Vulnerability in Ibm Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows
CVE-2018-1781
IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to obtain root access by exploiting a symbolic link attack to read/write/corrupt a file that they originally did not have…
EPSS: 0.000 (12.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O.
Affected products
- Ibm Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows — versions 9.7, 10.5, 10.1
References
- ibm-db2-20181781-priv-escalation(148804) (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- 105885 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- 1042086 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1781?
- CVE-2018-1781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 For Linux, Unix And Windows. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2018-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1781?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.