CVE-2003-0898 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in db2job utilities to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-0898?
CVE-2003-0898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 28 Oct 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2003-0898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-0898 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-0898 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2 Universal Database
- CVE-2007-6045 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) DB2WATCH and (2) DB2FREEZE in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVE-2007-6047 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2007-6048 Misconfiguration in n/a
- CVE-2007-6051 IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 assigns incorrect privileges to the (1) DB2ADMNS and (2) DB2USERS alternative groups, which has unknown impact.
- CVE-2005-4865 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8r84-3jfq-g684.