Security Bulletin: Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the IBM® Db2® DAS component on Windows (CVE-2018-1458).

Summary

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in the Db2 Administration Server (DAS) component of Db2 on Windows could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2018-1458 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) could allow a local user to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140209 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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

All fix pack levels of IBM Db2 V9.7, V10.1, V10.5, and V11.1 editions on Windows are affected. Unix-type platforms are not affected.

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this vulnerability.

FIX:

The fix for DB2 release V10.5 is in V10.5 FP10 and V11.1 is in V11.1.3.3 iFix002, which are available for download from Fix Central.

Customers running any vulnerable fixpack level of an affected Program, V9.7 and V10.1 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: DB2 V9.7 FP11 and V10.1 FP6. They can be applied to any affected fixpack level of the appropriate release to remediate this vulnerability.

Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86

V10.1 | TBD | IT24462 | Special Build for V10.1 FP6:

Windows 32-bit, x86
Windows 64-bit, x86

V10.5 | FP10 | IT24461 | https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg2404501
V11.1.3.3 | iFix002 | IT24283 | <https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10720009&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

The customer can turn off the DAS service if not using it.