IBM DB2 10.5/11.1/11.5 on Windows Executable File unquoted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 10.5/11.1/11.5 on Windows. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Executable File Handler. The manipulation leads to unquoted search path. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-27558. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 10.5/11.1/11.5 on Windows (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Executable File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unquoted search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Db2 on Windows 10.5, 11.1, and 11.5 may be vulnerable to a privilege escalation caused by at least one installed service using an unquoted service path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges by inserting an executable file in the path of the affected service. IBM X-Force ID: 249194.

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-27558 since 03/02/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (249194). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2023 🔍
07/10/2023 +129 days 🔍
07/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/27/2023 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-27558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-27558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233387
X-Force: 249194

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2023 18:31
Updated: 07/27/2023 07:21
Changes: 07/10/2023 18:31 (51), 07/27/2023 07:21 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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