CVE-2018-1780

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local db2 instance owner to obtain root access by…

High · published November 9, 2018

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local db2 instance owner 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: 148803.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00467 · 39.2th percentile
Published
2018-11-09T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 NOV 00:00Z
    IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local db2 instance owner to obtain root access by…
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