IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6048. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.x (Database Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 uses incorrect permissions on ACLs for DB2NODES.CFG, which has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2007. The weakness was shared 11/15/2007 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6048 since 11/20/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28227 (IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 4 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 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38494), Tenable (28227), SecurityFocus (BID 26450†), OSVDB (41017†) and Secunia (SA27667†). The entries VDB-3401, VDB-3463, VDB-3462 and VDB-3580 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 28227
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 < 9 Fix Pack 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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11/15/2007 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-6048 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3464
X-Force: 38494
SecurityFocus: 26450 - IBM DB2 Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27667 - IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issue, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 41017 - IBM DB2 Universal Database DB2NODES.CFG ACL Weakness Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17114 - IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Incorrect Permissions on ACLs, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-3867

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Created: 12/03/2007 13:49
Updated: 08/01/2019 16:43
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (77), 08/01/2019 16:43 (9)
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