CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2533

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in /sbin/ifwatchd in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to gain elevated privileges by providing an arbitrary program name as a command-line argument.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to /sbin/ifwatchd to trusted users.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

/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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS