CVE-2019-4447

8.4HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Status
Db2 High Performance Unload Load For Luw
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 August 2019

Summary

IBM DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.1 IF1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.2 IF1, and 6.1.0.1 IF2 db2hpum_debug is a setuid root binary which trusts the PATH environment variable. A low privileged user can execute arbitrary commands as root by altering the PATH variable to point to a user controlled location. When a crash is induced the trojan gdb command is executed. IBM X-Force ID: 163488.

Affected Version(s)

DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1

DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1.0.1

DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1.0.1IF1

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10964592
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/163488
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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