CVE-2002-2041 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.2% (pctl 68)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in realtime operating system (RTOS) 6.1.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long ABLANG environment variable in phlocale or (2) a long -u option to pkg-installer.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.24% — more likely to be exploited than 68% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| qnx | rtos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | QNX RTOS 6.1 - '/usr/photon/bin/phlocale' Environment Variable Buffer Overflow | 2002-06-03 |
| exploit-db | QNX RTOS 6.1 - 'PKG-Installer' Local Buffer Overflow | 2002-06-03 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9258.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9259.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4917
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4918
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/275218
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9258.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9259.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4917
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4918
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