CVE-2002-1983 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The timer implementation in QNX RTOS 6.1.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code by creating multiple timers with a 1-ms tick.

Published: 2005-06-28

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1962	The timer implementation in QNX RTOS 6.1.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code by creating multiple timers with a 1-ms tick.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00448.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/298689
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6114
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10550

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Qnx Rtos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:43:33.812Z

Reserved: 2005-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1983

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1983

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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