Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-1796 is a local privilege escalation flaw in IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1. A user who already has local access could cause malicious libraries to be loaded and gain root privileges, making database hosts a high-value escalation target. Exposure is limited to environments running IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 where untrusted or compromised users can access the host locally. Treat this as high priority for affected Informix database hosts, especially shared administration systems or environments with many local users. Prioritize confirmation and vendor remediation over emergency internet-facing response. Mitigation focus: Review IBM advisory for the official remediation applicable to Informix 12.1.; Apply the vendor-provided fix or upgrade path after compatibility testing.; Restrict local shell access on Informix hosts to trusted administrators..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.0/I:H/C:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ibm-informix-cve20181796-priv-escalation (149426)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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