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CVE-2019-8998: blackberry qnx_software_development_platform Improper Resource Locking

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 12-07-2019Last modified 22-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-8998 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Resource Locking vulnerability in blackberry qnx_software_development_platform. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Blackberry2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links