CVE-2017-3891

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-3891
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerblackberry
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-14 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-08-22 15:15:30 UTC
DescriptionIn BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the default configuration of the QNX SDP with QNet enabled on networks comprising two or more QNet nodes could allow an attacker to access local and remote files or take ownership of files on other QNX nodes regardless of permissions by executing commands targeting arbitrary nodes from a secondary QNX 6.6.0 QNet node.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.6 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-923 | CWE-863 | Elevation of privilege | CWE-923 CWE-923 Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.6CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS9.6CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform 6.6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform QNX SDP affected 6.6.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in QNX Qnet — Midnight Blue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.midnightbluelabs.com
QNX-2017-001 Multiple vulnerabilities impact BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.blackberry.com Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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