QNX Neutrino fontsleuth format string

qnx-fontsleuth-format-string (24559) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

QNX Neutrino RTOS could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a format string vulnerability in the fontsleuth command. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by passing malicious format specifiers to the fontsleuth command using the zeroth argument, allowing the attacker to gain root privileges on the system.

Platforms Affected:

  • QNX, QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Gain Privileges

References:

Reported:

Feb 07, 2006

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