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 permission to access. IBM X-Force ID: 148804.
Link Following
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ibmCNA
8.4 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
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
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 12%
VendorProductVersion
ibmdb2
9.7
ibmdb2
10.1
ibmdb2
10.5
ibmdb2
11.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10733939
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105885
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042086
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148804