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 ID | CVE-2003-0265 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-05-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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