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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1033 · published 15 April 2004

CVE-2003-1033: Sap db vulnerability

Sap · Sap Db

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.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.35% · top 74.0%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.35%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://listserv.sap.com/pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103613727471&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7407 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7408
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11842
http://listserv.sap.com/pipermail/sapdb.sources/2003-April/000143.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105103613727471&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7407 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7408
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11842

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1033), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.