db2dasrrm in the DB2 Administration Server (DAS) in IBM DB2 Universal Database 9.5 before Fix Pack 1, 9.1 before Fix Pack 4a, and 8 before FixPak 16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on files used for initialization.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5664 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.03% | 0.34% | +0.32% |
| 2 | 2025-06-26 | 0.07% | 0.03% | -0.04% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.4 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | db2_universal_database | 8 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | db2_universal_database | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | db2_universal_database | 9.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |