consoleinst.sh in IBM Installation Manager before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 and Packaging Utility before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is located in /tmp with a name based on a predicted PID value.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.7.4.3 (including) | 1.7.4.3 (including) |
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.8.0.0 (including) | 1.8.0.0 (including) |
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.8.1.0 (including) | 1.8.1.0 (including) |
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.8.2.0 (including) | 1.8.2.0 (including) |
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.8.2.1 (including) | 1.8.2.1 (including) |
| Installation_manager | Ibm | 1.8.3.0 (including) | 1.8.3.0 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | * | 1.7.4.3 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | 1.8.0.0 (including) | 1.8.0.0 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | 1.8.1.0 (including) | 1.8.1.0 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | 1.8.2.0 (including) | 1.8.2.0 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | 1.8.2.1 (including) | 1.8.2.1 (including) |
| Packaging_utility | Ibm | 1.8.3.0 (including) | 1.8.3.0 (including) |