CVE-2003-0449

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Published Jun 20, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

Progress Database 9.1 to 9.1D06 trusts user input to find and load libraries using dlopen, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a PATH environment variable that points to malicious libraries, as demonstrated using libjutil.so in_proapsv, or (2) the -installdir command line parameter, as demonstrated using librocket_r.so in _dbagent.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:progress:database:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0443	Progress Database 9.1 to 9.1D06 trusts user input to find and load libraries using dlopen, which allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a PATH environment variable that points to malicious libraries, as demonstrated using libjutil.so in_proapsv, or (2) the -installdir command line parameter, as demonstrated using librocket_r.so in _dbagent.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.489% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105561134624665&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105561189625082&w=2
http://www.secnetops.com/research/advisories/SRT2003-06-13-0945.txt
http://www.secnetops.com/research/advisories/SRT2003-06-13-1009.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Progress Database

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 20, 2003, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved: Jun 19, 2003, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 7, 2003, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:02 PM

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