CVE-2007-5664

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Published Apr 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for initialization.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5636	db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for initialization.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.342% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=688
http://secunia.com/advisories/29784
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27870
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019852
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1237/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41848

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Db2 Universal Database

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 16, 2008, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:39 PM
Reserved: Oct 23, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 16, 2008, 6:05 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

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