Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4271
Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an unspecified environment variable, which is appended to "/tmp/" and used as a log file. NOTE: this issue might be related to symlink following.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2007-4271
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:fp14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:*:fp2:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4271
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 7 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4271
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-4271
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-4271
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http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY99261
Patch
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http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352
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http://secunia.com/advisories/26471
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=579
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581
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http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
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http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98210
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339
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http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
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