CVE-2017-3891 (GCVE-0-2017-3891)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-14 21:00 – Updated: 2025-08-22 14:48
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Summary
In 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.
Severity ?
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
  • CWE-923 - Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP) Affected: 6.6.0
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