CVE-2009-4334 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause denial of service or modify data by writing to the STMM log file due to insecure 0666 permissions in IBM DB2.

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-2009-4334?

CVE-2009-4334 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 16 Dec 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Self Tuning Memory Manager (STMM) component in IBM DB2 9.1 before FP8, 9.5 before FP5, and 9.7 before FP1 uses 0666 permissions for the STMM log file, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact by writing to this file.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4334?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Db2.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4334?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4334 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-4334 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4334 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Db2 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mg8c-vwh9-hjc4.

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