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    CVE-2007-4273

    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
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 18, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00088
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Db2 Universal Database

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-135 Format String Injection
    CAPEC-67 String Format Overflow in syslog()

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    References

    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26471
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581
    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=swg21255352
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
    http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36106
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=581
    http://secunia.com/advisories/26471
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018581
    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=swg21255352
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
    http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25339
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36106

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High