QNX Photon microGUI 6.1 -S memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in QNX Photon microGUI 6.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument -S results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1681. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in QNX Photon microGUI 6.1 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument -S 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) phrelay-cfg, (2) phlocale, (3) pkg-installer, or (4) input-cfg in QNX Photon microGUI for QNX RTP 6.1 allow local users to gain privileges via a long -s (server) command line parameter.

The weakness was published 08/26/2004 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1681 since 02/21/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download 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 (17339), Exploit-DB (24595) and SecurityFocus (BID 11164†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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

08/26/2004 🔍
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09/13/2004 +18 days 🔍
02/21/2005 +161 days 🔍
12/19/2014 +3588 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +3851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1681 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1681
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22170
X-Force: 17339 - QNX RTP Photon microGUI buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 11164 - QNX Photon MicroGUI Multiple Utility Server Flag Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2014 09:34
Updated: 07/05/2025 02:32
Changes: 12/19/2014 09:34 (48), 07/08/2017 14:12 (6), 07/05/2025 02:32 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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