Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU21230

Information disclosure in BlackBerry QNX SDP - CVE-2019-8998

Published: September 20, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21230

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8998

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the QNX procfs service provides access to various process information and assets. A local authenticated user can gain unauthorized access to a target address space

Affected software

BlackBerry QNX SDP
Niagara AX Framework
Niagara 4 Framework

How to mitigate CVE-2019-8998

Install updates from vendor's website.

BlackBerry QNX SDP - update to 6.6.0

External References

http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000057178
https://www.tridium.com/~/media/tridium/library/documents/collateral/technical%20bulletins/qnx_vulne...

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