CVE-2002-2042 describes a critical vulnerability in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) versions 4.25 and 6.1.0, where the ptrace function allows local users to attach to privileged processes. This flaw enables the modification of running processes, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring local access but having low attack complexity, and resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog or experiencing widespread community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for QNX 6.x arbitrary process modification via ptrace is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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