CVE-2012-1797 IBM DB2 9.5 uses world-writable permissions for nodes.reg, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1797 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2012-1797 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 20 Mar 2012.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Ibm Db2. 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-2012-1797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1797/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1797?
CVE-2012-1797 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Db2, published on 20 Mar 2012.
Official description
IBM DB2 9.5 uses world-writable permissions for nodes.reg, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1797?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Db2.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1797?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1797 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1797 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Db2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hw8c-pjj5-f87v.