CVE-2011-1846

Description

IBM DB2 9.5 before FP7 and 9.7 before FP4 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows does not properly revoke role membership from groups, which allows remote authenticated users to execute non-DDL statements by leveraging previous inherited possession of a role, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0757. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.33% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1IC71375
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66980 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC71263 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1083 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47525 vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?crawler=1&uid=swg1IC71263
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC71375 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14688 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/44229 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1846?
CVE-2011-1846 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1846?
To fix CVE-2011-1846, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1846 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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