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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 Pac

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.00058
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
ibm db2 universal database<= 8.0
ibm db2 universal databaseall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD13 Feb 2008 · 12:00 AM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546
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