Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2017-1438 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:100685

CVE-2017-1438 |

Info

Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2017-1438 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100685
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-1438
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 07 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Oct 15 2018 12:00PM
Credit: Rich Mirch
Vulnerable: IBM DB2 11.1.2
IBM DB2 9.7
IBM DB2 11.1
IBM DB2 10.5
IBM DB2 10.1
IBM DB2 10.1
Not Vulnerable: IBM DB2 9.7 FP11
IBM DB2 11.1.2.2 FP2
IBM DB2 10.5 FP8
IBM DB2 10.1 FP6

Discussion

Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2017-1438 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Multiple IBM DB2 products are prone to a local privilege escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges.

Exploit / POC

Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2017-1438 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Multiple IBM DB2 Products CVE-2017-1438 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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