QNX RTOS 6.1.0 ABLANG/-u memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QNX RTOS 6.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation of the argument ABLANG/-u results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2041. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in QNX RTOS 6.1.0 (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument ABLANG/-u with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in realtime operating system (RTOS) 6.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long ABLANG environment variable in phlocale or (2) a long -u option to pkg-installer.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at online.securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-2041 since 07/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.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 (9259), Exploit-DB (21505) and SecurityFocus (BID 4917†). See VDB-19682 and VDB-19684 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

06/03/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +211 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/05/2014 +3309 days 🔍
11/30/2024 +3770 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: online.securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19683
X-Force: 9259
SecurityFocus: 4917 - QNX RTOS phlocale Environment Variable Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Created: 08/05/2014 12:03
Updated: 11/30/2024 06:18
Changes: 08/05/2014 12:03 (45), 06/11/2018 08:35 (11), 07/08/2024 02:21 (19), 11/30/2024 06:18 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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