CVE-2002-1576 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.2 Published 16 Mar 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in SAP DB's lserver program execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1576?

CVE-2002-1576 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lserver in SAP DB 7.3 and earlier uses the current working directory to find and execute the lserversrv program, which allows local users to gain privileges with a malicious lserversrv that is called from a directory that has a symlink to the lserver program.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1576?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Db.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2002-1576 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1576 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rf3p-79w2-25vp.