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
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-6051 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-6051 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 20 Nov 2007.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6051 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-2007-6051/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6051/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-6051?
CVE-2007-6051 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published on 20 Nov 2007.
Official description
IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 assigns incorrect privileges to the (1) DB2ADMNS and (2) DB2USERS alternative groups, which has unknown impact. NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2 Universal Database.
How do I fix CVE-2007-6051?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6051 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-6051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-6051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2 Universal Database
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3j9-g643-p927.