CVE-2019-4447

HIGH

IBM DB2 High Performance Unload <6.1 - Command Injection

Title source: llm

Description

IBM DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.1 IF1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.2 IF1, and 6.1.0.1 IF2 db2hpum_debug is a setuid root binary which trusts the PATH environment variable. A low privileged user can execute arbitrary commands as root by altering the PATH variable to point to a user controlled location. When a crash is induced the trojan gdb command is executed. IBM X-Force ID: 163488.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-427
Status published

Affected Products (6)

ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load
ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load
ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load
ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load
ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load
ibm/db2_high_performance_unload_load

Timeline

Published Aug 26, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026