QNX RTOS 6.2.0 cp PATH privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in QNX RTOS 6.2.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component cp. This manipulation of the argument PATH as part of Environment Variable causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1239. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in QNX RTOS 6.2.0 (Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component cp. The manipulation of the argument PATH as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.0 uses the PATH environment variable to find and execute the cp program while operating at raised privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the PATH to point to a malicious cp program.

The weakness was released 11/12/2002 with Texonet (Website). The advisory is shared at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1239. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10564), Exploit-DB (22002) and SecurityFocus (BID 6146†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

11/08/2002 🔍
11/12/2002 +4 days 🔍
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07/31/2014 +4279 days 🔍
11/30/2024 +3775 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Organization: Texonet
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19141
X-Force: 10564
SecurityFocus: 6146 - QNX RTOS Application Packager Non-Explicit Path Execution Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 15:08
Updated: 11/30/2024 08:33
Changes: 07/31/2014 15:08 (47), 06/09/2018 10:57 (6), 10/27/2024 06:38 (17), 11/30/2024 08:33 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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