CVE-2003-0265 EXPLOIT
6.2
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.2 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.86% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-05-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sap | sap db |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SAP Database 7.3/7.4 - SDBINST Race Condition | 2003-04-23 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD