CVE-2016-5995

Untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM DB2 9.7 through FP11, 10.1 through FP5, 10.5 before FP8, and 11.1 GA on Linux, AIX, and HP-UX allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse library that is accessed by a setuid or setgid program.

Published: 2016-09-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-5995 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5995

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 0.06% 0.41% +0.35%
2 2026-04-19 0.05% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2025-09-21 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-5995

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.3 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.3 5.9 [email protected]
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
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.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-5995

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-5995

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.1:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.2:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.3:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.4:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.5:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.6:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.7:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.8:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.9:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.10:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 9.7.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:9.7.0.11:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:advanced_workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:express:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1:*:*:*:workgroup:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm db2 10.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:db2:10.1.0.1:*:*:*:advanced_enterprise:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-5995

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