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01 Record

CVE-2018-1634

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:L/A:H/S:C/UI:N/AC:L/I:H/C:H/PR:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 35.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-08-20 18:50Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 19:30Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-13
Assigning CNA
ibm
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/A:H/S:C/UI:N/AC:L/I:H/C:H/PR:H/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e4b1e688d19523f2e3f38373ad421f62f76e2c3b0e27cb5aaac0fbcd1b38b794

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
IBMInformix Dynamic Server Enterprise Edition12.1—

06 References