CVE-2007-6053

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Published Nov 20, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly handle use of large numbers of file descriptors, which might allow attackers to have an unknown impact involving "memory corruption." NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:unix:unix::::::::

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:*:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6023	IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly handle use of large numbers of file descriptors, which might allow attackers to have an unknown impact involving "memory corruption." NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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: 1.3% (1.272% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ04039
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26450
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3867

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Db2 Universal Database

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Unix Unix

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 20, 2007, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:54 PM
Reserved: Nov 20, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 20, 2007, 8:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:47 PM

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