CVE-2007-5757 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain root privileges in IBM DB2 by manipulating the DB2INSTANCE environment variable to load a malicious library.
- 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-2007-5757?
CVE-2007-5757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 12 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5757?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-5757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5757 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-f3hj-cxhf-cvrg.