01 Record
CVE-2002-0793
Hard link and possibly symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25 (aka QNX4) allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the -f argument to the monitor utility, (2) the -d
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Hard link and possibly symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25 (aka QNX4) allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the -f argument to the monitor utility, (2) the -d
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 70.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2002-07-26 04:00Z24 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-07-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f245c23e84d4b19023a15fe0be055e5111ce65c00ffdfe3c6b5f3670489ca920
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com4901http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4901
- www.securityfocus.com4902http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4902
- www.securityfocus.com4904http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4904
- archives.neohapsis.com20020531 Multiple vulnerabilities in QNXhttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0292.html
- www.iss.netqnx-rtos-monitor-f(9231)http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9231.php
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqnx-rtos-dumper-symlink(9234)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9234
- www.securityfocus.com4903http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4903
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqnx-rtos-crttrap-c(9232)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9232
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comqnx-rtos-watcom-sample(9233)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9233