CVE-2018-1834 — Link Following in IBM DB2

CWE-59 — Link Following3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.4
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
IBM DB2
Timeline
PublishedNov 9
Latest updateMay 13

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to escalate their privileges to root through a symbolic link attack. IBM X-Force ID: 150511.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDibm/db24 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fq39-h9wq-33rv: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2018-1834: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9↗2018-11-09
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CVE-2018-1834 — Link Following in IBM DB2 | cvebase