Description
Race condition in phfont in QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.2.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified manipulations of the PHFONT and PHOTON2_PATH environment variables.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- QNX Neutrino 6.2.1 - 'phfont' Race Condition Privilege Escalation EDB-1479 · local · Feb 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- qnx-phfont-race-condition(24555) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-0474 vdb-entry
- 18750 third-party-advisory
- 1015599 vdb-entry
- 20060207 QNX Neutrino RTOS phfont Race Condition Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- 16539 vdb-entry
- 22963 vdb-entry