Is CVE-2007-6053 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6053 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6053?

CVE-2007-6053 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2007-6053

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-6023)
Published: November 20, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6023 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / db2 universal database
linux / linux kernel
microsoft / windows
unix / unix

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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