CVE-2005-4082 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the dhcp.client program for QNX 4.25 vmware, where its setuid status allows local users to alter NIC configurations and launch further attacks. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:qnx:qnx:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.