First published: Tue Aug 20 2019(Updated: )
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 could allow a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges through a symbolic link vulnerability in onmode. IBM X-Force ID: 144430.
Credit: psirt@us.ibm.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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IBM Informix Dynamic Server | =12.1 |
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The vulnerability ID for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition 12.1 is CVE-2018-1630.
CVE-2018-1630 has a severity keyword of 'high' and a severity value of 6.7.
CVE-2018-1630 allows a local user logged in with database administrator user to gain root privileges through a symbolic link vulnerability in onmode.
To fix CVE-2018-1630, apply the necessary security patches provided by IBM. It is recommended to keep the software up to date.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-1630 on the IBM support website and the IBM X-Force vulnerability database.