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TITLE:
IBM DB2 Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27667

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27667/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Unknown, Privilege escalation

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
IBM DB2 for Linux UNIX and Windows 9.x
http://secunia.com/product/13504/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities and a security issue have been reported in IBM
DB2, some of which have unknown impacts, and the other can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges or
perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

1) Unspecified errors exist in DB2WATCH, DB2FREEZE, and within
several setuid binaries. No further information is available.

2) The DB2DART tool executes the "TPUT" command and allows a user to
execute commands as the DB2 instance owner.

3) Other errors in the "OPERATING SYSTEM SERVICES" component (e.g.
incorrect permissions on ACLs for DB2NODES.CFG) have also been
reported. No further information is available.

SOLUTION:
Apply Fixpak 4.
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg21255572

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
IZ03646, IZ03655, IZ05461, IZ07018, JR26989:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21255607

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