CVE-2007-5757

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Published Feb 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database::fixpak_15::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.0:fixpak_3a::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-5727	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.

Metrics

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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% (0.329% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
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=653
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Db2 Universal Database

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 12, 2008, 11:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 5:08 PM
Reserved: Oct 31, 2007, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 13, 2008, 12:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM

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