40990 : IBM DB2 Universal Database /etc/ld.so.preload Unspecified Arbitrary File Creation
Printer | http://osvdb.org/40990 | Email This | Edit Vulnerability

Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
5	828	almost 6 years ago	over 2 years ago	9 times	55%

This Entry needs help! It is only 55% Complete. Click the edit link above to add more information.

Contributing is fast and easy, and benefits the entire security community.

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-08-16

Time to Patch
147 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-4272" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to create arbitrary files via (1) unspecified vectors where an attacker's umask is honored, (2) /etc/ld.so.preload, (3) certain "cron data file locations", and other unspecified vectors possibly involving the (4) OSSEMEMDBG or (5) TRC_LOG_FILE environment variable in db2licd (db2licm).

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

IBM has released a patch to address this vulnerability. Additionally, it is possible to temporarily work around the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Setting more strict permissions on the DB2 instance directory can help mitigate some of these vulnerabilities. Removing the setuid-bit from all programs included with DB2 can also help mitigate exposure. Note, these configuration changes have not been thoroughly tested and may cause adverse behavior.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1018581
CVE ID: 2007-4272 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 25339
Secunia Advisory ID: 26471
ISS X-Force ID: 36104
Related OSVDB ID: 40976 40977 40978 40979 40980 40984 40989 40991 40992 40993 40994
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-2912
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-08/0292.html
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
Other Advisory URL: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=580
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98011
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98101
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IY98210
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255352
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607

Tools & Filters

	25905

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 1.9
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-08-20 | Disagree?

Comments

Add Comment Hide Add Comment

No Comments.

The database information may change without any notice. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition, and there are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. In no event shall the copyright holder or distributor (OSVDB or OSF) be held liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of this information.