01 Record
CVE-2005-4871
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)
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-06 21:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 39e248a57af17683fdbc13b208be012edb7619cb73bb0f736048d5f7683dc2d1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- marc.info20050105 IBM DB2 XML functions file creation vulnerabilities (#NISR05012005I)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110495620513954&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdb2-xml-file-creation(18761)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18761
- www.ngssoftware.comhttp://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005I.txt
- secunia.com12733http://secunia.com/advisories/12733/
- www.securityfocus.com12170http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12170