CVE-2002-1583 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the sqllib/security/db2ckpw component of IBM DB2 Universal Database versions 6.0 and 7.0. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long username via a file descriptor argument. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:7.2:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.