SB2016091910 - Privilege Escalation in IBM InfoSphere Replication Server
Published: September 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091910
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege Escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5995)
The vulnerability exposes local user's possibility to get root privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to access control error. Creating a specially crafted library a malicious user can get elevated privileges and induce the application to arbitrary code execution.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a local user to gain root privileges on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.