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CVE-2003-1033

The (1) instdbmsrv and (2) instlserver programs in SAP DB Development Tools 7.x trust the user-provided INSTROOT environment variable as a…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

The (1) instdbmsrv and (2) instlserver programs in SAP DB Development Tools 7.x trust the user-provided INSTROOT environment variable as a path when assigning setuid permissions to the lserver program, which allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified INSTROOT that points to a malicious dbmsrv or lserver program.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/11842 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/7407 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • listserv.sap.com /pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/7408 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=105103613727471&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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