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CVE-2017-3891

CRITICALCVSS 9.6/10EPSS 1.28%

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CVE-2017-3891 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.6/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.6/10

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

CVSS 3.0
/10
EPSS Probability
1.28%

66.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
BlackberryQnx Software Development Platform6.6.0

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-3891?
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.
How severe is CVE-2017-3891?
CVE-2017-3891 has a CVSS score of 9.6/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3891?
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Source: NVD / NIST