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TI-2003-00938 Aliases CVE-2003-1033GHSA-r6qc-f493-x3mg

The (1) instdbmsrv and (2) instlserver programs in SAP DB Development Tools 7.x trust the…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.3.00VulnerableSAP
cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableSAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.3.00 Vulnerable ·SAP
  • cpe:2.3:a:sap:sap_db:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·SAP

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1033
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6qc-f493-x3mg

References

Other 2

  • TI-2007-03505 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in waHTTP.exe (aka the SAP DB Web Server) in SAP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00850 eo420_GetStringFromVarPart in veo420.c for SAP database server (SAP DB) 7.4.03.27 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00855 Buffer overflow in the WAECHO default service in web-tools in SAP DB before 7.4.03.30… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00853 Buffer overflow in Web Agent Administration service in web-tools for SAP DB before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00856 The Web Database Manager in web-tools for SAP DB before 7.4.03.30 generates predictable… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00854 web-tools in SAP DB before 7.4.03.30 installs several services that are enabled by… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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