CVE-2015-7442

consoleinst.sh in IBM Installation Manager before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 and Packaging Utility before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is located in /tmp with a name based on a predicted PID value.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.0 High

Status

Modified - psirt@us.ibm.com

Published

2016-01-02

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Installation Manager (Ibm)
• Packaging Utility (Ibm)

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21971295
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77558