#VU530 Privilege Escalation in IBM InfoSphere Replication Server and IBM DB2 - CVE-2016-5995

Vulnerability identifier: #VU530

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5995

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
IBM InfoSphere Replication Server
Server applications / Other server solutions
IBM DB2
Server applications / Database software

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description
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.

Mitigation
Update to 10.5 FP8.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Replication Server: 9.7

IBM DB2: 10.1, 10.5

: 11.1

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External links
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990061

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.