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CVE-2002-0793

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.25CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_real-time_operating_system:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21501 · May 31, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0134 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0292.html
Broken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/9232
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/9233
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/9234
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
iss.net / security_center/static/9231.php
Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4901
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/4902
Broken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/4903
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/4904
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry