PT-2007-2455 · Ibm · Ibm Db2

Published 2007-02-21 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2007-1027

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IBM DB2 versions prior to 9 Fix Pack 2 for Linux and Unix

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the DB2DIAG.LOG temporary file. This is a result of certain setuid DB2 binaries being vulnerable to such attacks.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 9 Fix Pack 2, update to 9 Fix Pack 2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the setuid DB2 binaries to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1027

Affected Products

Ibm Db2

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/24213 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1027 · Security Note
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY94817 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/34024 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017665 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22614 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0652 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017695 · Note