Hard link and possibly symbolic link following vulnerabilities in QNX RTOS 4.25 (aka QNX4) allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via (1) the -f argument to the monitor utility, (2) the -d argument to dumper, (3) the -c argument to crttrap, or (4) using the Watcom sample utility.
CVE-2002-0793
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-04-30. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 68.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 12, 2002
Last Modified
June 16, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0292.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9231.php
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4901
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4902
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4903
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4904
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9232
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9233
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9234
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0292.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9231.php
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4901
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4902
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4903
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4904
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-21499✓ verifiedFirst seen May 31, 2002
QNX RTOS 4.25 - 'CRTTrap' File Disclosure
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-21501✓ verifiedFirst seen May 31, 2002
QNX RTOS 4.25 - dumper Arbitrary File Modification
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-21500✓ verifiedFirst seen May 31, 2002
QNX RTOS 4.25 - monitor Arbitrary File Modification
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