CVE-2018-1903

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Published Apr 10, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.

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

Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.2.0`	affected	—
`4.3.0`	affected	—
`6.0.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.2.0:::::unix::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:4.3.0:::::unix::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect\:direct:6.0.0:::::unix::

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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-2018-12482	IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.387% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10875386
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152532

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Sterling Connect\

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:23 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Apr 10, 2019, 2:30 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 3:23 AM
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: Apr 10, 2019, 3:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:51 AM

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