Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11842
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7407
- http://listserv.sap.com/pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7408
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103613727471&w=2
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.