CVE-2003-1033 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 16 Mar 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain root privileges by manipulating the INSTROOT environment variable in SAP DB Development Tools to execute malicious programs.

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-2003-1033?

CVE-2003-1033 is a high-severity 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

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1033?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Sap Db.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1033 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1033 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6qc-f493-x3mg.