CVE-2007-5757

Published: Feb 13, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.

Affected (2)

Products: Ibm: Db2 Universal Database

1 product

Db2 Universal Database

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ibm Db2 Universal Database	Up to 8.0
Ibm Db2 Universal Database	Version 9.0 fixpak_3a

Related CWEs

References (8)

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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