CVE-2012-3324: ibm db2_connect Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3324 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in ibm db2_connect. EPSS estimates a 3.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-09-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the UTL_FILE module in IBM DB2 and DB2 Connect 10.1 before FP1 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to modify, delete, or read arbitrary files via a pathname in the file field.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.