SB2018112812 - Privilege escalation in IBM DB2
Published: November 28, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018112812
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1897)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to stack-based buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary commands on the target system with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.