CVE-2008-1810 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published 1 Aug 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges in SAP MaxDB by manipulating the PATH environment variable to execute malicious code.

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-2008-1810?

CVE-2008-1810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in dbmsrv in SAP MaxDB 7.6.03.15 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH environment variable.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1810?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap Maxdb.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1810?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1810 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-1810 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1810 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v9cj-6wcq-m4j9.