CVE-2018-1857

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Published Nov 9, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`11.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-12436	IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 11.1 could allow a user to bypass FGAC control and gain access to data they shouldn't be able to see. IBM X-Force ID: 151155.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.665% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734059
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105883
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042176
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/151155

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Nov 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 9, 2018, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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