IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 (Information Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Stack-based buffer overflow in oninit in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 allows an authenticated user to execute predefined code with root privileges, such as escalating to a root shell. IBM X-Force ID: 144441.
The weakness was released 08/20/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1636 since 12/13/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/27/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 140375, 140376, 140377 and 140378.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/13/2017 🔍08/20/2019 🔍
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11/27/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1636 (🔍)
X-Force: 144441
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Entry
Created: 08/21/2019 07:08Updated: 11/27/2023 10:10
Changes: 08/21/2019 07:08 (39), 08/01/2020 10:37 (18), 11/27/2023 10:05 (3), 11/27/2023 10:10 (12)
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