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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2017-1434

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows 11.1 (includes DB2 Connect Server) under unusual circumstances, could expose highly sensitive information in the error log to a local user.

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published