CVE-2014-2533 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges in QNX Neutrino RTOS by exploiting the ifwatchd daemon's handling of command-line arguments.
- 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-2014-2533?
CVE-2014-2533 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Mar 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
/sbin/ifwatchd in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to gain privileges by providing an arbitrary program name as a command-line argument.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2533?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackberry Qnx Neutrino Rtos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2533?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2533 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2533 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6mpg-v9p2-xw8m.