CVE-2007-5757 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the db2pd utility within IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) versions 8 (before FixPak 16) and 9 (before Fix Pack 4). This flaw allows local attackers to achieve root privileges by manipulating the DB2INSTANCE environment variable to point to a malicious library. With a CVSS score of 6.9, this vulnerability is of high severity, requiring local access and medium attack complexity, but leading to complete 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 CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:fixpak_15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.0:fixpak_3a:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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