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TI-2002-01902 Aliases CVE-2002-1983GHSA-87p5-fx33-2fh8

The timer implementation in QNX RTOS 6.1.0 allows local users to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 13Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00988 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.0VulnerableQnx
  • cpe:2.3:a:qnx:rtos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Qnx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1983
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87p5-fx33-2fh8

References

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  • TI-2004-01267 Multiple buffer overflows in the PPPoE daemon (PPPoEd) in QNX RTP 6.1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-01961 ptrace in the QNX realtime operating system (RTOS) 4.25 and 6.1.0 allows programs to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-01960 Multiple buffer overflows in realtime operating system (RTOS) 6.1.0 allows local users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2002-01959 The (1) phrafx and (2) phgrafx-startup programs in QNX realtime operating system (RTOS)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2006-00602 QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.3.0 ships /etc/rc.d/rc.local with world-writable permissions, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2005-01450 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the crttrap command in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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