CVE-2011-4061 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 18 Oct 2011 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious library in the current working directory, exploiting untrusted search paths 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-2011-4061?

CVE-2011-4061 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 18 Oct 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in (1) db2rspgn and (2) kbbacf1 in IBM DB2 Express Edition 9.7, as used in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Databases: DB2 Agent, allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse libkbb.so in the current working directory, related to the DT_RPATH ELF header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4061?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Db2, Ibm Tivoli Monitoring for Databases.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-4061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-489c-vgw5-xjr9.