Vulnerability in IBM Installation Manager
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 to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program that is located in /tmp with a name based on a predicted PID value.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Installation Manager — versions 1.7.4.3, 1.8.0.0, 1.8.1.0
- IBM Packaging Utility — versions 1.8.0.0, 1.8.1.0, 1.8.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77558 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7442?
- CVE-2015-7442 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Installation Manager, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2016-01-02.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7442?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-7442 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.