CVE-2016-5995

N/A
Published: October 1, 2016 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorDB2DB2 ConnectAIX· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM DB2 9.7 through FP11, 10.1 through FP5, 10.5 before FP8, and 11.1 GA on Linux, AIX, and HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by a setuid or setgid program.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPermissions Required
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT17010
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPermissions Required
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT17011
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPermissions Required
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT17012

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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