Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS
CVE-2014-2533

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Blackberry

Status
Qnx Neutrino Rtos
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 March 2014

What is CVE-2014-2533?

In BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS versions 6.4.x and 6.5.x, a local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the /sbin/ifwatchd component. By supplying an arbitrary program name as a command-line argument, local users can exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially compromising sensitive information or executing unauthorized actions.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Mar/124
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https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45575/
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http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2014/Mar/66
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ

EPSS Score

26% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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