CVE-2002-1983 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in QNX RTOS 6.1.0, where local users can cause a system hang by creating numerous 1-ms timers, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), this vulnerability is considered low severity, requiring local access and low attack complexity. While not actively exploited in the wild and not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-21984) exists, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
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:N/I:N/A:P
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