CVE-2005-4871

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18761

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12170

http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005I.txt

http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495620513954&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-12-31

Updated: 2017-07-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High