VDB-109407 · CVE-2017-3893 · EUVD-2017-13010

BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 6.6.0 QNX SDP memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 6.6.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component QNX SDP. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-3893. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform 6.6.0 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component QNX SDP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP) 6.6.0, the default configuration of the QNX SDP system did not in all circumstances prevent attackers from modifying the GOT or PLT tables with buffer overflow attacks.

The bug was discovered 11/14/2017. The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.blackberry.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3893 since 12/21/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/22/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2017-13010). The entries VDB-109405, VDB-109406 and VDB-109412 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

BlackBerry

Name

QNX Software Development Platform

Version

6.6.0

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 1.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/21/2016 🔍
11/14/2017 +328 days 🔍
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11/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
07/22/2025 +2806 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.blackberry.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-3893 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3893
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109407
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2017 11:20
Updated: 07/22/2025 18:36
Changes: 11/15/2017 11:20 (57), 12/06/2019 15:22 (2), 07/22/2025 18:27 (16), 07/22/2025 18:36 (12)
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