CVE-2015-7442 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting IBM Installation Manager and Packaging Utility versions before 1.7.4.4 and 1.8.4. An attacker could exploit this by placing a malicious program in /tmp, leveraging predictable Process ID (PID) values to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.0 (High), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, high attack complexity, and could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.7.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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