IBM DB2 10.1/10.5/11.1 db2licm memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM DB2 10.1/10.5/11.1 (Database Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component db2licm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 tool db2licm is affected by buffer overflow vulnerability that can potentially result in arbitrary code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 146364.

The bug was discovered 09/18/2018. The weakness was published 09/21/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1710 since 12/12/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at 124336 and 124334.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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12/12/2017 🔍
09/18/2018 +279 days 🔍
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09/21/2018 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: USN-3906-2
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1710 (🔍)
X-Force: 146364
SecurityFocus: 105391 - IBM DB2 CVE-2018-1710 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2018 05:15 PM
Updated: 05/17/2023 01:50 PM
Changes: 09/21/2018 05:15 PM (61), 03/26/2020 09:39 AM (3), 05/17/2023 01:44 PM (4), 05/17/2023 01:50 PM (13)
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