CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1033

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The instdbmsrv and 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. This allows local users to gain root privileges via a modified INSTROOT that points to a malicious dbmsrv or lserver program.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves local users potentially gaining administrator privileges, which could lead to serious security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to reduce trust in the INSTROOT variable and implement additional verification mechanisms before assigning setuid permissions.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS