ID

VAR-200803-0281

CVE

CVE-2008-0306

TITLE

SAP MaxDB of sdbstarter Vulnerable to arbitrary command execution

DESCRIPTION

sdbstarter in SAP MaxDB 7.6.0.37, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by using unspecified environment variables to modify configuration settings. SAP MaxDB is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges. This will lead to the complete compromise of an affected computer. This issue affects MaxDB 7.6.0.37 on both Linux and Solaris platforms. Other UNIX variants are most likely affected. Microsoft Windows versions are not vulnerable to this issue. iDefense Security Advisory 03.10.08 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Mar 10, 2008 I. BACKGROUND SAP's MaxDB is a database software product. MaxDB was released as open source from version 7.5 up to version 7.6.00. Later versions are no longer open source but are available for download from the SAP SDN website (sdn.sap.com) as a community edition with free community support for public use beyond the scope of SAP applications. The "sdbstarter" program is set-uid root and installed by default. For more information, visit the product's website at the following URL. https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/maxdb II. DESCRIPTION Local exploitation of a design error in the "sdbstarter" program, as distributed with SAP AG's MaxDB, could allow attackers to elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability exists due to a design error in the handling of certain environment variables. These variables are used to specify the configuration settings to be used by various MaxDB components. III. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be able to execute the "sdbstarter" program. In a default installation, this requires that the attacker be a member of the "sdba" group. It is important to note that this vulnerability is not architecture dependent. IV. DETECTION iDefense has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in SAP AG's MaxDB version 7.6.0.37 on both Linux and Solaris. Windows releases do not include the "sdbstarter" program. V. WORKAROUND iDefense is currently unaware of any effective workaround for this issue. VI. VENDOR RESPONSE SAP AG has addressed this vulnerability by releasing a new version of MaxDB. For more information, consult SAP note 1140135. VII. CVE INFORMATION The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2008-0306 to this issue. This is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org/), which standardizes names for security problems. VIII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE 12/05/2007 Initial vendor notification 12/06/2007 Initial vendor response 03/10/2008 Coordinated public disclosure IX. CREDIT This vulnerability was discovered by Joshua J. Drake of VeriSign iDefense Labs. 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local

TYPE

Design Error

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CREDITS

Joshua J. Drake

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