IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 7 FP12 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 7 FP12. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2003-1049. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database up to 7 FP12 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM DB2 Universal Database 7 before FixPak 12 creates certain DMS directories with insecure permissions (777), which allows local users to modify or delete certain DB2 files.

The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2004 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1049 since 08/19/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14030) and SecurityFocus (BID 9243†). The entry VDB-22249 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DB2 Universal Database 7.0

Timelineinfo

12/18/2003 🔍
08/19/2004 +245 days 🔍
09/28/2004 +40 days 🔍
09/28/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/19/2014 +3734 days 🔍
07/08/2017 +932 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22247
X-Force: 14030 - IBM DB2 DMS directory created with insecure permissions
SecurityFocus: 9243 - IBM DB2 Insecure DMS Directory Permissions Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2014 14:04
Updated: 07/08/2017 14:15
Changes: 12/19/2014 14:04 (50), 07/08/2017 14:15 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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