CVE-2003-0938 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain SYSTEM privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the working directory, exploiting DLL search order in SAP DB.

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-2003-0938?

CVE-2003-0938 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

vos24u.c in SAP database server (SAP DB) 7.4.03.27 and earlier allows local users to gain SYSTEM privileges via a malicious "NETAPI32.DLL" in the current working directory, which is found and loaded by SAP DB before the real DLL, as demonstrated using the SQLAT stored procedure.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0938?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Db.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-0938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0938 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-59g6-5v86-2944.

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