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CVE-2019-4448 — IBM DB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW 6

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 and db2hpum_debug binaries are setuid root and have built-in options that allow an low privileged user the ability to load arbitrary db2 libraries from a privileg

CVSS
8.4 HIGH
EPSS
0.04% (top 88.20%)
CWE
—
Published
2019-08-26T14:40:14.962Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T00:27:01.106Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/UI:N/S:U/AV:L/C:H/AC:L/A:H/PR:N/I:H/E:U/RC:C/RL:O

01What is this vulnerability?

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 and db2hpum_debug binaries are setuid root and have built-in options that allow an low privileged user the ability to load arbitrary db2 libraries from a privileged context. This results in arbitrary code being executed with root authority. IBM X-Force ID: 163489.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
IBMDB2 High Performance Unload load for LUW6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.1IF1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.2IF1, 6.1.0.1IF2

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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