QNX RTOS up to 6.3.0 Trusted Execution privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in QNX RTOS up to 6.3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Trusted Execution. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2004-1391. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in QNX RTOS up to 6.3.0 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Trusted Execution. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted execution path vulnerability in the PPPoE daemon (PPPoEd) in QNX RTP 6.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by modifying the PATH environment variable to point to a malicious mount program.

The bug was discovered 08/27/2004. The weakness was shared 09/02/2004 by Julio Cesar Fort as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1391 since 02/05/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (17284), SecurityFocus (BID 11105†) and OSVDB (9661†). The entry VDB-22688 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• QNX

Name

• RTOS

Version

• 6.1.0
• 6.1.0a
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1a
• 6.2.1b
• 6.3.0

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/27/2004 🔍
09/02/2004 +6 days 🔍
09/03/2004 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +117 days 🔍
02/05/2005 +36 days 🔍
04/14/2015 +3720 days 🔍
11/21/2024 +3509 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Julio Cesar Fort
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22689
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 17284 - QNX RTP mount allows command execution
SecurityFocus: 11105 - QNX PPPoEd Path Environment Variable Local Command Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9661 - QNX PPPoEd PATH Variable Local Privilege Escalation

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2015 13:28
Updated: 11/21/2024 13:03
Changes: 04/14/2015 13:28 (55), 06/22/2018 07:51 (7), 11/21/2024 13:03 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:FF6:103

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