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CVE-2005-4871
Published: Oct 6, 2007
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20050105 IBM DB2 XML functions file creation vulnerabilities (#NISR05012005I)
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
db2-xml-file-creation(18761)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/db205012005I.txt
x_refsource_MISC
12733
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
12170
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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