IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 path traversal

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 9.0 (Database Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified environment variable, which is appended to "/tmp/" and used as a log file. NOTE: this issue might be related to symlink following.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2007. The weakness was shared 08/18/2007 by Joshua J. Drake with Application Security, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4271 since 08/09/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25905 (IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 3 / 8 Fix Pack 15 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36063) and Tenable (25905). The entries 2960, 3070, 38411 and 38406 are related to this item.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 25905
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 3 / 8 Fix Pack 15 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 9.1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Joshua J. Drake
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4271 (🔍)
X-Force: 36063
SecurityTracker: 1018581
Vulnerability Center: 15925 - IBM DB2 UDB Vulnerability Allows Local Users to Traverse Directories with Elevated Privileges, Medium
SecurityFocus: 25339 - IBM DB2 Universal Database Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26471
OSVDB: 40993 - IBM DB2 unspecified directory traversal
Vupen: ADV-2007-2912

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/24/2019 10:49
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (70), 07/24/2019 10:49 (11)
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