Security Bulletin
Summary
The Db2 tool db2licm is vulnerable to a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-1710
DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) tool db2licm is affected by buffer overflow vulnerability that can potentially result in arbitrary code execution.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/146364 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V10.1, V10.5 and V11.1 editions on all platforms are affected.
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.
FIX:
The fix for DB2 release V11.1 is in V11.1.4.4, available for download from Fix Central.
Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V10.1 and V10.5, can download the special build containing the interim fix for this issue from Fix Central. These special builds are available based on the most recent fixpack level for each impacted release: V10.1 FP6 and V10.5 FP10. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.
| Release | Fixed in fix pack | APAR | Download URL |
| V10.1 | TBD | IT25820 | Special Build for V10.1 FP6:
AIX 64-bit |
| V10.5 | FP11 | IT25719 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3500079 |
| V11.1 | FP4 | IT25819 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Rich Mirch
Change History
September 18, 2018: Original version published.
October 4, 2018: Fixed the incorrect number in the link to the 10.1 builds.
October 15, 2018: Updated link to Db2 V10.5 Windows 64-bit image.
November 28, 2018: Updated 11.1 version with a link to 11.1.4.4 image.
March 6, 2020: Updated 10.5 version with a link to 10.5 FP11 image.
October 26, 2021: Fix broken links to listed APARs
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Information
Modified date:
26 October 2021
UID
ibm10729981