CVE-2005-4871 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Certain XML functions in IBM DB2 8.1 run with the privileges of DB2 instead of the logged-in user, which allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files via (1) XMLFileFromVarchar or (2) XMLFileFromClob, or read files via (3) XMLVarcharFromFile or (4) XMLClobFromFile.

Published: 2007-10-06

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-4862	Certain XML functions in IBM DB2 8.1 run with the privileges of DB2 instead of the logged-in user, which allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files via (1) XMLFileFromVarchar or (2) XMLFileFromClob, or read files via (3) XMLVarcharFromFile or (4) XMLClobFromFile.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00343.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495620513954&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005I.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12170
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18761

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Db2

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-06T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.319Z

Reserved: 2007-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4871

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4871

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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