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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…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
IbmInstallation Manager
Versions 1.7.4.3, 1.8.0.0, 1.8.1.0, 1.8.2.0, 1.8.2.1, 1.8.3.0
IbmPackaging Utility
through 1.7.4.3
Versions 1.8.0.0, 1.8.1.0, 1.8.2.0, 1.8.2.1, 1.8.3.0

Weakness classification

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