IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary directories and execute arbitrary code via a "crafted localized message file" that enables a format string attack, possibly involving the (1) OSSEMEMDBG or (2) TRC_LOG_FILE environment variable in db2licd (db2licm)
Published Aug 18, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allows local users to create arbitrary directories and execute arbitrary code via a "crafted localized message file" that enables a format string attack, possibly involving the (1) OSSEMEMDBG or (2) TRC_LOG_FILE environment variable in db2licd (db2licm).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 8.0
- ≤ 9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 33.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 32.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=581 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26471 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98011 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html mailing-listx_refsource_VIM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36106 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=581 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26471 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98011 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98101 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VIM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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