CVE-2007-6049
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the SSL LOAD GSKIT action in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, involving a call to dlopen when the effective uid is root.
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Unspecified vulnerability in IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 SSL LOAD GSKIT action allows potential privilege escalation via dlopen when running as root; fixed in Fixpak 4.
Vulnerability
The vulnerability exists in the SSL LOAD GSKIT action of IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 [1]. The issue involves a call to dlopen when the effective user ID is root. The exact nature of the flaw is unspecified in the available references.
Exploitation
Attack vectors are not disclosed. The vulnerability requires that the effective UID is root, suggesting that an attacker may need to already have some level of access or that the condition occurs during privileged operations. No further details are available.
Impact
The impact is unknown. The description does not specify whether this leads to privilege escalation, code execution, or other consequences. The involvement of dlopen when root suggests potential for arbitrary code loading.
Mitigation
IBM released Fixpak 4 for DB2 Version 9.1 to address this issue [1]. Users should upgrade to DB2 UDB 9.1 Fixpak 4 or later. No workarounds are documented.
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