IBM db2 9.5 Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM db2 9.5. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4330. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM db2 9.5 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in db2licm in the Engine Utilities component in IBM DB2 9.5 before FP5 has unknown impact and local attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 12/16/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4330. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43172 (IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19547 (IBM DB2 "db2ra" Segmentation Fault Vulnerability (IZ52083)).

Upgrading to version 9.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (55016), Tenable (43172), SecurityFocus (BID 37332†), Secunia (SA37759†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27408†). The entries VDB-48412, VDB-51324, VDB-51323 and VDB-51174 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 43172
Nessus Name: IBM DB2 9.5 < Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 901083
OpenVAS Name: IBM DB2 UDB Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities (Linux)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: db2 9.5

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12/14/2009 🔍
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10/04/2010 +292 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51169
X-Force: 55016
SecurityFocus: 37332 - IBM DB2 prior to 9.5 Fix Pack 5 Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37759
Vulnerability Center: 27408 - IBM DB2 9.5 Before FP5 Local Unspecified vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/03/2025 00:02
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (60), 03/06/2017 11:59 (8), 08/28/2021 20:24 (4), 08/28/2021 20:31 (1), 03/03/2025 00:02 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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