Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4871 (CCN-18761)

Assigned:2005-01-05
Published:2005-01-05
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Jan 05 2005 - 11:54:36 CST
IBM DB2 XML functions file creation vulnerabilities (#NISR05012005I)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4871

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050105 IBM DB2 XML functions file creation vulnerabilities (#NISR05012005I)

Source: CCN
Type: SA12733
DB2 Universal Database Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
12733

Source: CCN
Type: NGSSoftware Insight Security Research Advisory #NISR05012005I
IBM DB2 XML functions file creation vulnerabilities

Source: MISC
Type: Patch
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005I.txt

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 12757
IBM DB2 XML Multiple Function Arbitrary File Creation

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
12170

Source: CCN
Type: BID-12170
IBM DB2 XML Function Unauthorized File Creation and Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
db2-xml-file-creation(18761)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
db2-xml-file-creation(18761)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:db2:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm db2 8.1
    ibm db2 universal database 8.1