CVE-2018-1780 HIGH

CVE-2018-1780

Vendor Ibm
Product DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Published November 9, 2018
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 9, 2018 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated