TI-2007-05526 Aliases CVE-2007-5757 GHSA-f3hj-cxhf-cvrg

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before…

LOW 30CWE-264Published 2008-02-12 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00329 26th 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

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database::fixpak_15::::::*	up to 8.0	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.0:fixpak_3a::::::	9.0 fixpak_3a	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:fixpak_15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.0:fixpak_3a:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 fixpak_3a Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5757
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3hj-cxhf-cvrg

References

Patch 1

20080207 IBM DB2 Universal Database db2pd Arbitrary Library Loading Vulnerability

Advisory 1

IZ03546

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

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Sources

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