CVE-2005-4868 Misconfiguration in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive data like passwords and cause denial of service due to insecure default permissions on shared memory sections.
- 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-2005-4868?
CVE-2005-4868 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 6 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Shared memory sections and events in IBM DB2 8.1 have default permissions of read and write for the Everyone group, which allows local users to gain unauthorized access, gain sensitive information, such as cleartext passwords, and cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4868 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4868 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-f24p-3hqr-7g3q.