IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00562 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r84-3jfq-g684
References
More IBM Db2 Universal Database vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04595 Stack-based buffer overflow in call in IBM DB2 7.x and 8.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-03692 Buffer overflow in the DAS server program in the Core DAS function component in IBM DB2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-04597 Stack-based buffer overflow in the SATENCRYPT function in IBM DB2 8.1, when Satellite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-05781 Unspecified vulnerability in the DB2DART tool in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-05785 IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 assigns incorrect privileges to the (1) DB2ADMNS and (2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-05782 IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 uses incorrect permissions on ACLs for DB2NODES.CFG… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-0898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r84-3jfq-g684 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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