CVE-2007-4273 Code injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via a format string vulnerability in IBM DB2 license daemon.
- 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-2007-4273?
CVE-2007-4273 is a medium-severity code injection 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
IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary directories and execute arbitrary code via a "crafted localized message file" that enables a format string attack, possibly involving the (1) OSSEMEMDBG or (2) TRC_LOG_FILE environment variable in db2licd (db2licm).
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4273?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4273?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2007-4273 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4273 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-946w-fc5x-gqqm.