{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T09:27:15+00:00","cve":"CVE-2002-2042","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2002-2042","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2002-2042.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2042","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2042"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2002-2042","description":"ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to attach to privileged processes, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying running processes.","state":"PUBLISHED","assigner":"mitre","published_at":"2002-12-31 05:00:00","updated_at":"2025-04-03 01:03:51"},"problem_types":["NVD-CWE-Other","n/a"],"metrics":[{"version":"2.0","source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","score":"7.2","severity":"","vector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","data":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"}}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4919","name":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4919","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":["Exploit"],"title":"QNX 'ptrace()' Arbitrary Process Modification Vulnerability","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218","name":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9260.php","name":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9260.php","refsource":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","tags":[],"title":"ISS X-Force Database: qnx-rtos-process-modification (9260): QNX RTOS could allow an attacker to attach to any process","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2042","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2042","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[{"source":"CNA","vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","version":"affected n/a","platforms":[]}],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2002","cve_id":"2042","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"qnx","cpe5":"rtos","cpe6":"4.25","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"},{"cve_year":"2002","cve_id":"2042","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"qnx","cpe5":"rtos","cpe6":"6.1.0","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":null,"epss":null,"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"containers":{"adp":[{"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2024-08-08T03:51:17.449Z","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","shortName":"CVE"},"references":[{"name":"qnx-rtos-process-modification(9260)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9260.php"},{"name":"20020603 QNX","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"],"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218"},{"name":"4919","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4919"}],"title":"CVE Program Container"}],"cna":{"affected":[{"product":"n/a","vendor":"n/a","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"n/a"}]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to attach to privileged processes, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying running processes."}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"dateUpdated":"2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z","orgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","shortName":"mitre"},"references":[{"name":"qnx-rtos-process-modification(9260)","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF"],"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9260.php"},{"name":"20020603 QNX","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ"],"url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218"},{"name":"4919","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID"],"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4919"}],"x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2002-2042","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to attach to privileged processes, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying running processes."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"qnx-rtos-process-modification(9260)","refsource":"XF","url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9260.php"},{"name":"20020603 QNX","refsource":"BUGTRAQ","url":"http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218"},{"name":"4919","refsource":"BID","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4919"}]}}}},"cveMetadata":{"assignerOrgId":"8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca","assignerShortName":"mitre","cveId":"CVE-2002-2042","datePublished":"2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z","dateReserved":"2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2024-09-16T19:51:58.953Z","state":"PUBLISHED"},"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1"},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2002-12-31 05:00:00","lastModifiedDate":"2025-04-03 01:03:51","problem_types":["NVD-CWE-Other","n/a"],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV2":[{"source":"nvd@nist.gov","type":"Primary","cvssData":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","baseScore":7.2,"accessVector":"LOCAL","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"COMPLETE","integrityImpact":"COMPLETE","availabilityImpact":"COMPLETE"},"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":10,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":true,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}]},"configurations":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"F05ACD69-8EEF-4D6B-A825-92051DFE9C4D"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","matchCriteriaId":"C37EB0A5-8A16-42A1-B229-BB223AAF9AA7"}]}]}]},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2002","CveId":"2042","Ordinal":"1","Title":"CVE-2002-2042","CVE":"CVE-2002-2042","Year":"2002"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2002","CveId":"2042","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to attach to privileged processes, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying running processes.","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2002-2042"},{"CveYear":"2002","CveId":"2042","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2005-07-14","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"}]}}}