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CVE-2007-5757

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local us…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securitytracker.com /id?1019319 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • www-1.ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, x_transferred

Sources

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