# CVE-2003-0759: Buffer overflow in db2licm in IBM DB2 Universal Data Base 7.2 before Fixpak 10a allows local users to gain root privileges via a long comman

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2003-09-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in db2licm in IBM DB2 Universal Data Base 7.2 before Fixpak 10a allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8553
- ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/db2/fixes/english-us/db2aixv7/FP10a_U495172/FixpakReadme.txt
- http://www-3.ibm.com/cgi-bin/db2www/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support/aparlib.d2w/display_apar_details?aparno=IY47653
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-154.shtml
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q3/0114.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106389919618721&w=2
- http://www.coresecurity.com/common/showdoc.php?idx=366&idxseccion=10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/106

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