# CVE-2004-0795: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local users can gain administrator privileges by exploiting the DB2 remote command server's named pipe execution mechanism.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32w8-rwc8-j8q2

## What is CVE-2004-0795?

CVE-2004-0795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 20 Aug 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

DB2 8.1 remote command server (DB2RCMD.EXE) executes the db2rcmdc.exe program as the db2admin administrator, which allows local users to gain privileges via the DB2REMOTECMD named pipe.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0795?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Db2 Universal Database.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0795 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0795 exists.

Public exploit code:

- IBM DB2 db2rcmd.exe Command Execution Vulnerability (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2 Universal Database

- [CVE-2007-6045](https://insights.sbomify.com/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. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6047/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6048/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6051](https://insights.sbomify.com/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. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-4865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4865/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 20 Aug 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0795 exists.

Affected product: Ibm Db2 Universal Database. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0795

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