Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

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: Jan 2, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2015-7442
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.2
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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