CVE-2006-0618 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in fontsleuth in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the zeroth argument (program name).

Published: 2006-02-09

Score: 4.6 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qnx:neutrino_rtos:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0625	Format string vulnerability in fontsleuth in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the zeroth argument (program name).

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00067.

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=380
http://www.osvdb.org/22966
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16539
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0474
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24559

History

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Qnx Neutrino Rtos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:41:28.946Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-0618

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-0618

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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