CVE-2007-4270

Description

Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607	patch
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=578	third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98210	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339	vdb entry
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26471	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY99261	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36069	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4270?: CVE-2007-4270 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4270?: To fix CVE-2007-4270, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-4270 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-4270 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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