# CVE-2007-4270: Race condition in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit race conditions via symlink attacks to gain root privileges in IBM DB2 databases.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/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:** 18 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-73vx-774c-f378

## What is CVE-2007-4270?

CVE-2007-4270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 18 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4270?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Db2 Universal Database.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4270?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4270 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2007-4270 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4270 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 18 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4270 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2007-4270/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4270/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4270
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4270
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4270

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