SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:30474

Info

SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30474
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-1810
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 31 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 31 2008 10:07PM
Credit: An anonymous researcher working with iDefense
Vulnerable: SAP MaxDB 7.6.03.15
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SAP MaxDB is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability that occurs in the 'dbmsrv' process because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with 'sdb:sdba' privileges. Successfully exploiting this issue will compromise the affected application and possibly the underlying computer.

SAP MaxDB 7.6.03.15 on Linux is vulnerable; other versions running on different platforms may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

An attacker with local interactive access to the affected computer can exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a new version of the application. Please refer to SAP note 1178438 for more information.

References

SAP MaxDB 'dbmsrv' Process 'PATH' Environment Variable Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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