CVE-2007-1027 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published 21 Feb 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on DB2 diagnostic logs, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

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-2007-1027?

CVE-2007-1027 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 21 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Certain setuid DB2 binaries in IBM DB2 before 9 Fix Pack 2 for Linux and Unix allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the DB2DIAG.LOG temporary file.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1027?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1027?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-1027 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2007-1027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-1027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-737q-974q-j2p4.