Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in IBM Installation Manager and Packaging Utility
CVE-2015-7442

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 January 2016

Summary

A vulnerability in IBM Installation Manager and Packaging Utility allows local users to escalate privileges. Affected versions permit attackers to exploit a Trojan horse program in the /tmp directory that is named based on a predicted process ID (PID). This security flaw enables unauthorized users to gain elevated rights, potentially compromising system integrity and user data.

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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