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CVE-2005-4082

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—

The dhcp.client program for QNX 4.25 vmware is setuid, possibly by default, which allows local users to modify the NIC configuration and conduct other attacks.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

QNX — QNX

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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