Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

BID:5000

Info

Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 5000
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 12 2002 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 12 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to Egor Egorov <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: QNX RTOS 4.25
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

QNX RTOS is a real-time operating system designed for use on embedded systems. It is distributed and maintained by QNX.

It has been discovered that the following programs are vulnerable to buffer overflows:

/bin/du
/bin/ex
/bin/find
/bin/lex
/bin/mkdir
/bin/rm
/bin/sample
/bin/serserv
/bin/tcpserv
/bin/termdef
/bin/time
/bin/unzip
/bin/use
/bin/wcc
/bin/wcc386
/bin/wd
/bin/wdisasm
/bin/which
/bin/wlib
/bin/wlink
/bin/wpp
/bin/wpp386
/bin/wprof
/bin/write
/bin/wstrip

Some but not all of these executables are setuid. Any vulnerable setuid executables may allow a local user to execute arbitrary code, and gain elevated privileges.

Exploit / POC

Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

Multiple QNX Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

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