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CVE-2003-0265 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Race condition in SDBINST for SAP database 7.3.0.29 creates)

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.

CVE IDCVE-2003-0265
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score6.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-05-27
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionRace 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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