SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-1052

IBM DB2 7.1 and 8.1 allow the bin user to gain root privileges by modifying the shared libraries that are used in setuid root programs.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.31%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM DB2 7.1 and 8.1 allow the bin user to gain root privileges by modifying the shared libraries that are used in setuid root programs.

CVSS 2.0
7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
1.31% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ibm/db2 · ibm/db2 universal database
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.