CVE-2007-6049 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM DB2 SSL action allows root-level code execution via dlopen, requiring high privileges to exploit.

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Fix
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What is CVE-2007-6049?

CVE-2007-6049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 20 Nov 2007.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the SSL LOAD GSKIT action in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, involving a call to dlopen when the effective uid is root.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6049?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2007-6049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 Universal Database vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m2r4-595q-cv76.

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