CVE-2007-6053

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1 before Fixpak 4 does not properly handle use of large numbers of file descriptors, which might allow attackers to have an unknown impact involving "memory corruption." NOTE: the vendor description of this issue is too vague to be certain that it is security-related.

Published: 2007-11-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6053 is rated Moderate Risk (61.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6053

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 0.43% 1.27% +0.84%
2 2025-03-30 1.39% 0.43% -0.96%
3 2025-03-29 1.39%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-6053

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-6053

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-6053

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2_universal_database <= 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2_universal_database:*:*:fp3a:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-6053

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