CVE-2007-4271
IBM DB2 UDB Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified environment variable, which is appended to "/tmp/" and used as a log file. NOTE: this issue might be related to symlink following.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 18, 2007, 9:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Apply IBM DB2 version 9 Fix Pack 3 / 8.1 Fix Pack 15 / 8.2 Fix Pack 8 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2007-4271.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4271 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4271
weaknesses.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=579 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26471 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581 Added Reference http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98210 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY99261 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352 Added Reference http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.16266
percentile