CVE-2007-4273 describes a format string vulnerability in IBM DB2 UDB versions 8 (prior to Fixpak 15) and 9.1 (prior to Fixpak 3). This flaw allows a local attacker to create arbitrary directories and execute arbitrary code by manipulating localized message files, potentially through environment variables like OSSEMEMDBG or TRC_LOG_FILE in db2licd. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates low attack complexity and local access, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:*:fp2:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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