CVE-2006-0623 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 ships /etc/rc.d/rc.local with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the file and execute arbitrary code at system startup.

Published: 2006-02-09

Score: 7.2 High

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:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-0630	QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 ships /etc/rc.d/rc.local with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify the file and execute arbitrary code at system startup.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00193.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18750
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015598
http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=387
http://www.osvdb.org/22958
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16539
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0474
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24552

History

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Subscriptions

Qnx Rtos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:29.189Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-0623

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-0623

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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