IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 7.1 db2licm memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 7.1 (Database Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file db2licm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in db2licm in IBM DB2 Universal Data Base 7.2 before Fixpak 10a allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
The bug was discovered 08/15/2003. The weakness was shared 09/18/2003 by Martin with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0759 since 09/04/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 33 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading to version 7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13217) and Exploit-DB (106). The entries 20853 and 21005 are related to this item.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 7.2
Timeline
08/15/2003 🔍09/04/2003 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Martin
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0759 (🔍)
X-Force: 13217
SecurityFocus: 8553 - IBM DB2 db2licm Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 9779
OSVDB: 2171 - IBM DB2 db2licm Command Line Local Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/15/2014 01:06Updated: 05/04/2019 10:21
Changes: 08/15/2014 01:06 (66), 05/04/2019 10:21 (4)
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