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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sap_db | Sap | 7.3.00 (including) | 7.3.00 (including) |
| Sap_db | Sap | 7.4 (including) | 7.4 (including) |
References
- http://listserv.sap.com/pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=105103613727471\u0026w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7407
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7408
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11842
- http://listserv.sap.com/pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=105103613727471\u0026w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7407
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7408
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11842