Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2007-4275 is an old IBM DB2 UDB local privilege-escalation issue. A user already on an affected Unix-like server could abuse unsafe program search paths during DB2-related startup or tools execution to run unintended code with higher privileges. It mainly matters for legacy DB2 8 and 9.1 systems that remain in production. Exposure is most likely on legacy IBM DB2 UDB 8 or 9.1 installations on Linux, Solaris, AIX, or other non-Windows systems, especially where local shell access exists for administrators, developers, batch users, or database operators. Prioritize remediation if affected DB2 servers are still business-critical or allow multiple local users. This is legacy software risk: not necessarily internet-facing, but compromise of one local account could become higher-privilege access on database infrastructure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade DB2 UDB 8 to Fixpak 15 or later, per vendor guidance.; Upgrade DB2 UDB 9.1 to Fixpak 3 or later, per vendor guidance.; Review IBM APARs and support notes for platform-specific remediation details..
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- db2-instance-fmp-privilege-escalation(36064)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- db2-execs-privilege-escalation(36062)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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