CVE-2001-0051 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM DB2 Universal Database version 6.1, where a default account with a known username and password is created, affecting both Linux and Windows NT installations. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full access to the database, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. While not on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and it garners significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:6.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:6.1:*:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.