CVE-2002-1983 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system hang or potentially execute arbitrary code by creating multiple high-frequency timers in QNX RTOS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1983?
CVE-2002-1983 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The timer implementation in QNX RTOS 6.1.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (hang) and possibly execute arbitrary code by creating multiple timers with a 1-ms tick.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qnx Rtos.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1983 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-1983 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1983 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-87p5-fx33-2fh8.