CVE-2018-1410
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system. By crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC, which could be tricked into executing an executable chosen by the attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 138709.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIBM Notes Diagnostics contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in its shared memory inter-process communication (IPC) mechanism. A local attacker can craft a malicious command line sent via shared memory that tricks the application into executing an attacker-controlled executable with elevated privileges.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.5.1.5= 8.5.2.4= 8.5.3.6= 9.0= 9.0.1.9= 1.0.0.1= 1.0.1= 1.0.1.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM Notes versionCheck the installed version of IBM Notes on the system. This can typically be found in the Windows Registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\Notes or by examining the program files directory for the notes.exe version properties.Affected if The installed version matches 8.5.1.5, 8.5.2.4, 8.5.3.6, 9.0, or 9.0.1.9
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Identify installed IBM Client Application Access versionCheck the installed version of IBM Client Application Access. This is usually found in Add/Remove Programs or by examining the installation directory for version information.Affected if The installed version matches 1.0.0.1, 1.0.1, or 1.0.1.2
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Confirm IBM Notes Diagnostics component is presentVerify that the IBM Notes Diagnostics component is installed. This component provides diagnostic and troubleshooting functionality and includes the vulnerable shared memory IPC mechanism.Affected if The Diagnostics component is installed and available on the system
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Check if diagnostic service is accessible to local usersExamine file system and registry permissions on the IBM Notes data directories and the diagnostic service configuration to determine if non-privileged local users can interact with the shared memory IPC mechanism.Affected if Local users without administrator privileges have access to interact with the diagnostic service shared memory interface
You are affected if IBM Notes version 8.5.1.5 through 9.0.1.9 or IBM Client Application Access version 1.0.0.1 through 1.0.1.2 is installed with the Diagnostics component present and accessible to local users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the IBM patch for CVE-2018-1410. If patches are unavailable, restrict local user access to systems running IBM Notes Diagnostics and consider disabling the diagnostic service until patched.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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