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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-7442

CVE-2015-7442

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.

Affected products

12
  • IBM/Installation Manager6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.7.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:installation_manager:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • IBM/Packaging Utility6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.7.4.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:packaging_utility:1.8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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