Summary

IBM DB2 is shipped as a component of IBM Maximo Asset Management. Information about the security vulnerability affecting IBM DB2 has been published in a security bulletin.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-4606
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM DB2 High Performance Unload could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an untrusted search path vulnerability. By using a executable file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168298&gt; for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following versions of the IBM Maximo Asset Management core product. Older versions of Maximo Asset Management may be impacted. The recommended action is to update to the latest version.
Maximo Asset Management core product versions affected:

All other IBM Maximo Industry Solution and IBM Control Desk products, regardless of their own version, that are installed on top of an affected IBM Maximo Asset Management core version are also affected by this vulnerability.

Industry Solutions products affected if using an affected Maximo Asset Management core version:
Maximo for Aviation
Maximo for Life Sciences
Maximo for Nuclear Power
Maximo for Oil and Gas
Maximo for Transportation
Maximo for Utilities

IBM Control Desk products affected if using an affected Maximo Asset Management core version:
SmartCloud Control Desk
IBM Control Desk
Tivoli Integration Composer

• To determine the core product version, log in and view System Information. The core product version is the “Tivoli’s process automation engine” version.

Please consult the Product Coexistence Matrix for a list of supported product combinations.

Remediation/Fixes

Please consult the following security bulletin for vulnerability details and information about fixes:

Security Bulletin: IBM Db2 High Performance Unload is affected by an Unquoted Service Path vulnerability

Workarounds and Mitigations

None