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CVE-2003-1033
Published: Mar 16, 2004
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
sap-db-gain-privileges(11842)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
7407
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[SAP DB Dev] 20030422 Security Alert: Development Tools
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
7408
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20030422 SRT2003-04-22-1336 - SAP DB Development Tools install flaw
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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