Description
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.
Published: 2016-01-02
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7366 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.
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Ibm Installation Manager Packaging Utility
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:51:27.459Z

Reserved: 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7442

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-02T05:59:07.767

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7442

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Weaknesses