SAP Database 7.3.0.29 Installation Routine race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Database 7.3.0.29 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Installation Routine. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0265. Access to the local network is required for this attack. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP Database 7.3.0.29. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Installation Routine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in SDBINST for SAP database 7.3.0.29 creates critical files with world-writable permissions before initializing the setuid bits, which allows local attackers to gain root privileges by modifying the files before the permissions are changed.

The bug was discovered 04/27/2003. The weakness was published 04/23/2003 by Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0) with Vapid Labs as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0265 since 05/07/2003. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at vapid.dhs.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11929 (SAP DB / MaxDB Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 7.4.03 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sapdb.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11881), Exploit-DB (22531), Tenable (11929), SecurityFocus (BID 7421†) and OSVDB (11915†). Similar entries are available at VDB-255 and VDB-81830. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 11929
Nessus Name: SAP DB / MaxDB Detection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Database 7.4.03
Patch: sapdb.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar (@_larry0)
Organization: Vapid Labs
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60
X-Force: 11881 - SAP DB SDBINST race condition, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 7421 - SAP Database SDBINST Race Condition Vulnerability
OSVDB: 11915 - SAP DB SDBINST Permission Race Condition Privilege Elevation
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2003 02:00
Updated: 11/24/2024 00:42
Changes: 04/23/2003 02:00 (81), 06/25/2019 18:56 (2), 03/08/2021 09:42 (2), 11/24/2024 00:42 (18)
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