CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: untrusted search path vulnerability in db2pd in ibm db2 universal database (udb) 8 before fixpak 16 and 9 before fix pack 4 allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified db2instance environment variable that points to a malicious library.  note: this might be the same issue as cve-2008-0697.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2008-02-13
Last Modified Date: 2008-09-05