/sbin/ifwatchd in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to gain…
Priority LOW 37CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
/sbin/ifwatchd in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to gain privileges by providing an arbitrary program name as a command-line argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02906 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.1 | Vulnerable | BlackBerry |
| cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.0 | Vulnerable | BlackBerry |
| cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | BlackBerry |
- cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.1 Vulnerable ·BlackBerry
- cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·BlackBerry
- cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·BlackBerry
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2533
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mpg-v9p2-xw8m
References
More BlackBerry Qnx Neutrino Rtos vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-02349 Stack-based buffer overflow in the bpe_decompress function in (1) BlackBerry QNX Neutrino… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-02350 Buffer overflow in phrelay in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS through 6.5.0 SP1 in the QNX… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2014-02037 /sbin/pppoectl in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2014-2533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6mpg-v9p2-xw8m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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