Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-8998
An information disclosure vulnerability leading to a potential local escalation of privilege in the procfs service (the /proc filesystem) of BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform version(s) 6.5.0 SP1 and earlier could allow an attacker to potentially gain unauthorized access to a chosen process address space.
Vulnerability category: BypassInformation leak
Products affected by CVE-2019-8998
- cpe:2.3:a:blackberry:qnx_software_development_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8998
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 16 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-8998
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.6
|
MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2019-8998
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http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000057178
QNX-2019-001 Vulnerability in procfs service Impacts BlackBerry QNX Software Development PlatformMitigation;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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