CVE-2015-7442 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse program in /tmp with a predicted PID name in IBM Installation Manager.
- 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-2015-7442?
CVE-2015-7442 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7442?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Installation Manager, Ibm Packaging Utility.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7442?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-7442 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7442 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp2r-pc98-7q4w.