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CVE-2002-07933 exploits

Hard link and possibly symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25 (aka QNX4) allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files v…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 71%
Public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

Summary

Hard link and possibly symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25 (aka QNX4) allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the -f argument to the monitor utility, (2) the -d argument to dumper, (3) the -c argument to crttrap, or (4) using the Watcom sample utility.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21501 QNX RTOS 4.25 - dumper Arbitrary File Modification · local · 2002-05-31
  • EDB-21500 QNX RTOS 4.25 - monitor Arbitrary File Modification · local · 2002-05-31
  • EDB-21499 QNX RTOS 4.25 - 'CRTTrap' File Disclosure · local · 2002-05-31

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.15.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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