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Security Bulletin: Db2 vulnerability affects the IBM Spectrum Protect Server (CVE-2018-1448)

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/729863
729863

Security Bulletin


Summary

The IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server is affected by an IBM Db2 vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the Db2 instance owner.
UPDATED 1/16/2019: Changed "First Fixing VRM Level" in Remediation/Fixes table for 8.1 from 8.1.6 to 8.1.6.100.
UPDATED 6/28/2019: Added fix for 7.1.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1448
DESCRIPTION: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 (includes Db2 Connect Server) contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the Db2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 140043.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140043 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager) Server levels:

  • 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.5.x.
  • 7.1.0.0 through 7.1.9.200

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Protect
Server Release		 First Fixing
VRM Level		 Platform Link to Fix
            8.1 8.1.6.100 AIX
Linux
Windows
            7.1
7.1.9.300
AIX
HP-UX
Linux
Solaris
Windows

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Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

21 September 2018 - original version published
16 January 2019 - updated "First Fixing VRM Level" in Remediation/Fixes table for 8.1 from 8.1.6 to 8.1.6.100.
28 June 2019 - updated to add fix for 7.1

*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.

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Internal Use Only

Advisory 11387 Product Record 112526

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 June 2019

UID

ibm10729863

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