CVE-2002-1514

Borland InterBase - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1514. PoCs published by grazer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Interbase's gds_lock_mgr, which is installed setuid and mishandles user-supplied umasks, allowing the creation of files with insecure permissions. The exploit creates a symbolic link to a sensitive file and modifies it to spawn a root shell via xinetd.

Description

gds_lock_mgr in Borland InterBase allows local users to overwrite files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on a "isc_init1.X" temporary file, as demonstrated by modifying the xinetdbd file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by grazer · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21865

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Interbase's gds_lock_mgr, which is installed setuid and mishandles user-supplied umasks, allowing the creation of files with insecure permissions. The exploit creates a symbolic link to a sensitive file and modifies it to spawn a root shell via xinetd.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Interbase (gds_lock_mgr) on Linux/Unix
No auth needed
Prerequisites: gds_lock_mgr must be installed setuid · xinetd must be present and configurable
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10196.php
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0311.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5805

Scores

EPSS 0.0084
EPSS Percentile 53.2%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
borland_software/interbase 4.0
borland_software/interbase 5.0
borland_software/interbase 6.0
borland_software/interbase 6.5
Published Apr 02, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026