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CVE-2007-4273

IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary directories and execute ar

IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary directories and execute arbitrary code via a "crafted localized message file" that enables a format string attack, possibly involving the (1) OSSEMEMDBG or (2) TRC_LOG_FILE environment variable in db2licd (db2licm).

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00088
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Weakness Classification

CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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Affected Products & Versions

2
ibm db2 universal database<= 8.0
ibm db2 universal database<= 9.1
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD18 Aug 2007 · 09:17 PM
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=581
http://secunia.com/advisories/26471PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98011
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98101
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352
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