Untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) 8 before FixPak 16 and 9 before Fix Pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified DB2INSTANCE environment variable that points to a malicious library. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2008-0697.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Db2_universal_database | Ibm | * | 8.0 (including) |
| Db2_universal_database | Ibm | 9.0-fixpak_3a (including) | 9.0-fixpak_3a (including) |
References
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/aparlist/db2_v82/APARLIST.TXT
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=653
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019319
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ03546