QNX Neutrino RTOS GDB denial of service
| qnx-gdb-dos (24553) |  Low Risk |
Description:
QNX Neutrino RTOS is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A local attacker could call the GNU Debugger (GDB) with a specially-crafted command to cause the system to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- QNX, QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.07.06, QNX RTOS 6.3.0 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability at http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=386.
- QNX Software System Web site, QNX Realtime Operating System Overview at http://www.qnx.com/products/rtos/.
- BID-16539: QNX Multiple Local Privilege Escalation and Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0622: QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) by supplying a break *0xb032d59f command to gdb.
- OSVDB ID: 22960: QNX Neutrino RTOS gdb Crafted String Local DoS
- SA18750: QNX Neutrino RTOS Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015598: QNX RTOS Unspecified Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service and `rc.local` Configuration Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0474: QNX Neutrino RTOS Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 07, 2006
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