CVE-2003-0898
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to...
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
- Record
CVE-2003-0898- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
- Record
CVE-2003-0898- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0888 No score
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0888- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r84-3jfq-g684 No score
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to...
IBM DB2 7.2 before FixPak 10a, and earlier versions including 7.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) db2job and (2) db2job2.
- Record
GHSA-8r84-3jfq-g684- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM DB2 db2job - File Overwrite | 2003-08-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0898 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published October 28, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.