CVE-2007-5757
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CVE-2007-5757 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Db2 Universal Database | <= 8.0 | Fixpak 15 |
| Ibm | Db2 Universal Database | 9.0 | Fixpak 3a |
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