Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in DB2 that affect the IBM Performance Management product

Summary

DB2 contains several vulnerabilities which can affect the IBM Performance Management product. Some of the information about security vulnerabilities affecting DB2 has been published in security bulletins.

Vulnerability Details

CVE Information:

CVEID: CVE-2018-1452 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 140047.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140047&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1451 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 140046.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140046&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1449 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 140044.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140044&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1450 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 contains a vulnerability that could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-ForceID: 140045.
CVSS Base Score: 7.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140045&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1459 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 is vulnerable to stack based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking which could lead an attacker to execute arbitrary code. IBM X-Force ID: 140210.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140210&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1565 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege scalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 143022.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/143022&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1515 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1, under specific or unusual conditions, could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege scalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 141624.
CVSS Base Score: 7.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141624&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1488 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 10.5 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, which could allow an authenticated local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system as root. IBM X-Force ID: 140973.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/140973&gt; 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)

CVEID: CVE-2018-1544 DESCRIPTION: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (includes DB2 Connect Server) 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1 could allow a local user to overflow a buffer which may result in a privilege scalation to the DB2 instance owner. IBM X-Force ID: 142648.
CVSS Base Score: 8.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142648&gt; 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)

Details of these vulnerabilities are published in the following security bulletins:
Security: Buffer overflow in IBM Db2 tool db2licm (CVE-2018-1488)
Security: Buffer overflow in the db2convert tool shipped with IBM Db2 (CVE-2018-1515)
Security: Multiple vulnerabilities affect db2exmig and db2exfmt tools shipped with IBM Db2 (CVE-2018-1544, CVE-2018-1565)
Security: IBM Db2 is vulnerable to buffer overflow (CVE-2018-1459)
Security: IBM Db2 is affected by multiple file overwrite vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-1450, CVE-2018-1449, CVE-2018-1451, CVE-2018-1452)
Security: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Db2

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Monitoring 8.1.3
IBM Application Diagnostics 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management 8.1.3
IBM Application Performance Management Advanced 8.1.3
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Base Private 8.1.4
IBM Cloud Application Performance Management, Advanced Private 8.1.4

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Base Private

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management Advanced Private

| 8.1.4 |

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by first applying the necessary fixes to your DB2 V10.5, or V11.1 server. The fixes can be accessed from the following security bulletins:

Security: Buffer overflow in IBM Db2 tool db2licm (CVE-2018-1488)

Security: Buffer overflow in the db2convert tool shipped with IBM Db2 (CVE-2018-1515)

Security: Multiple vulnerabilities affect db2exmig and db2exfmt tools shipped with IBM Db2(CVE-2018-1544, CVE-2018-1565)

Security: IBM Db2 is vulnerable to buffer overflow (CVE-2018-1459)

Security: IBM Db2 is affected by multiple file overwrite vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-1450, CVE-2018-1449, CVE-2018-1451, CVE-2018-1452)

Security: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Db2

To use your updated DB2 V10.5, or V11.1 server with your IBM Cloud Application Performance Management product, apply the 8.1.4.0-IBM-APM-SERVER-1F0004 or later server patch to the system where the Cloud APM server is installed. Interim fixes for the Cloud APM server version 8.1.4 are available to download from IBM Fix Central at this link:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%20Performance%20Management%20family&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+Application+Performance+Management+Advanced&release=8.1.4.0&platform=All&function=all

IBM Monitoring

IBM Application Diagnostics

IBM Application Performance Management

IBM Application Performance Management Advanced

| 8.1.3 |

The vulnerabilities can be remediated by first applying the necessary fixes to your DB2 V10.5 server. The fixes can be accessed from the following security bulletins:

Security: Buffer overflow in IBM Db2 tool db2licm (CVE-2018-1488)

Security: Buffer overflow in the db2convert tool shipped with IBM Db2 (CVE-2018-1515)

Security: Multiple vulnerabilities affect db2exmig and db2exfmt tools shipped with IBM Db2(CVE-2018-1544, CVE-2018-1565)

Security: IBM Db2 is vulnerable to buffer overflow (CVE-2018-1459)

Security: IBM Db2 is affected by multiple file overwrite vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-1450, CVE-2018-1449, CVE-2018-1451, CVE-2018-1452)

Security: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Java SDK and IBM Java Runtime affect IBM Db2

To use your updated DB2 V10.5 server with your IBM Cloud Application Performance Management product, apply the 8.1.3.0-IBM-IPM-SERVER-1F0011 or later server patch to the system where the APM server is installed. Interim fixes for the APM server version 8.1.3 are available to download from IBM Fix Central at this link:
https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?parent=IBM%20Performance%20Management%20family&product=ibm/Tivoli/IBM+Application+Performance+Management+Advanced&release=8.1.3.0&platform=All&function=all

Workarounds and Mitigations

None