CVE-2006-0620 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2006-02-09

Score: 6.2 Medium

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.2.1a:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.2.1b:::::::*

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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-2006-0627	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00171.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18750
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015599
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=383
http://www.osvdb.org/22963
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16539
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0474
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24555

History

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Subscriptions

Qnx Rtos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-02-09T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.783Z

Reserved: 2006-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0620

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-02-09T02:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-0620

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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