CVE-2003-0759 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the db2licm component of IBM DB2 Universal Database 7.2 prior to Fixpak 10a. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain root privileges by supplying an excessively long command-line argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its low attack complexity and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA KEV or actively exploited, public exploit code exists, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.