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CVE-2002-0793 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0292.html CVEBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9232 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9233 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9234 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9231.php CVEBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
blackberry qnx neutrino real-time operating system
4.25

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_real-time_operating_system:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-0793
NVD Published Date:
Aug 12, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-0793 Details - Not Deferred