CVE-2002-0793 describes hard link and symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25, allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files through specific utility arguments (monitor, dumper, crttrap) or the Watcom sample utility. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to high integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, exploit code for file disclosure and modification is available on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, aligning with typical patterns for older vulnerabilities.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_real-time_operating_system:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.