CVE-2007-4270
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local...
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.
- Record
CVE-2007-4270- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.
- Record
CVE-2007-4270- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4253 No score
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4253- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-73vx-774c-f378 No score
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local...
Multiple race conditions in IBM DB2 UDB 8 before Fixpak 15 and 9.1 before Fixpak 3 allow local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on certain files.
- Record
GHSA-73vx-774c-f378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4270 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Ibm Db2 Universal Database, published August 18, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607
attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001765.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2912
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=578
securityfocus.com/bid/25339