What is CVE-2024-48856?

CVE-2024-48856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform (Sdp), classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-48856?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform (Sdp)

CVE-2024-48856

Out-of-bounds write in the PCX image codec in QNX SDP versions 8.0, 7.1 and 7.0 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the process using the image codec.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (77.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform (Sdp) — versions 8.0, 7.1 and 7.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

support.blackberry.com/pkb/s/article/140334

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-48856?: CVE-2024-48856 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform (Sdp), classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-48856?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.