CVE-2011-4060
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
Description
The runtime linker in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.5.0 before Service Pack 1 does not properly clear the LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT and LD_DEBUG environment variables when a program is spawned from a setuid program, which allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8475
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20110310.txt.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/71784
- http://www.qnx.com/developers/articles/rel_5189_46.html
- http://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/6.5.0_sp1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.qnx.doc.momentics_release_notes%2Frel_6.5.0_SP1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46838
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8475
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20110310.txt.asc
- http://www.osvdb.org/71784
- http://www.qnx.com/developers/articles/rel_5189_46.html
- http://www.qnx.com/developers/docs/6.5.0_sp1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.qnx.doc.momentics_release_notes%2Frel_6.5.0_SP1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516958
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/518659
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46838
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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