Critical severity · published Mar 22, 2018
CVE-2018-1426
IBM GSKit (IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1) duplicates the PRNG state across fork() system calls when multiple ICC instances are loaded which could…
9.1
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM GSKit (IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 9.7, 10.1, 10.5, and 11.1) duplicates the PRNG state across fork() system calls when multiple ICC instances are loaded which could result in duplicate Session IDs and a risk of duplicate key material. IBM X-Force ID: 139071.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DB
Db2 · Ibm
9.7; 10.1; 10.5; 11.1; 9.7; 10.1; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1426
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1426
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22013756
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105580
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041012
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139071
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