VDB-76133 · CVE-2015-1900 · BID 75481

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1/8.5/8.7/9.1/11.3 on Unix access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1/8.5/8.7/9.1/11.3 on Unix. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-1900. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1/8.5/8.7/9.1/11.3 on Unix (Reporting Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, and 11.3 through 11.3.1.2 on UNIX allows local users to write to executable files, and consequently obtain root privileges, via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 06/29/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1900 since 02/19/2015. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 10/15/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 75481†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52072†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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02/19/2015 🔍
06/18/2015 +119 days 🔍
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06/29/2015 +11 days 🔍
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06/30/2015 +1 days 🔍
08/17/2015 +48 days 🔍
10/15/2017 +790 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-1900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76133
SecurityFocus: 75481 - IBM InfoSphere DataStage CVE-2015-1900 Local Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 52072 - IBM InfoSphere DataStage 8.1, 8.5, 8.7, 9.1, and 11.3 through 11.3.1.2 on UNIX Local Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/30/2015 10:09
Updated: 10/15/2017 11:36
Changes: 06/30/2015 10:09 (49), 10/15/2017 11:36 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:BA0:103

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