QNX Neutrino RTOS phfont race condition
| qnx-phfont-race-condition (24555) |  High Risk |
Description:
QNX Neutrino RTOS could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. A local attacker could exploit a race condition in the phfont command to gain root privileges on the system by modifying the PHFONT and PHOTON2_PATH environment variables.
Platforms Affected:
- QNX, QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 02.07.06, QNX Neutrino RTOS phfont Race Condition Vulnerability at http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=383.
- 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-2006-0620: Race condition in phfont in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified manipulations of the PHFONT and PHOTON2_PATH environment variables.
- OSVDB ID: 22963: QNX Neutrino RTOS phfont Path Subversion Privilege Escalation
- SA18750: QNX Neutrino RTOS Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015599: QNX Neutrino RTOS Multiple Bugs Let 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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