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How the mentioned CVE works:
The vulnerability exists in the `clpplus` command-line processor utility of IBM Db2. When a user provides their database credentials as command-line arguments to connect, the `clpplus` process fails to clear these sensitive arguments from its command-line parameters. In Unix-like systems, any user with sufficient privileges to run commands like `ps` can view the command-line arguments of all running processes. This allows a local attacker on the system to observe the Db2 username and password in clear text by listing the process information while the `clpplus` session is active, leading to a direct compromise of the database credentials.
Platform: IBM Db2
Version: 11.1.0-11.1.4.7
Vulnerability: Credential Exposure
Severity: Medium
date: 11/07/2025
Prediction: 01/15/2026
What Undercode Say:
`ps aux | grep clpplus`
`cat /proc/$PID/cmdline`
`strings /proc/$PID/environ`
How Exploit:
Local user runs `ps`.
Observes process arguments.
Harvests cleartext credentials.
Protection from this CVE
Avoid CLI credential arguments.
Use secure connection files.
Apply vendor patch.
Restrict local access.
Impact:
Credential theft.
Unauthorized database access.
Potential data breach.
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Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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