CVE-2006-0623 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can modify world-writable startup scripts to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges during system boot.
- 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-2006-0623?
CVE-2006-0623 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qnx Rtos.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0623 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0623 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96cc-xq53-mj87.