CVE-2024-48857 Vulnerabilities in TIFF and PCX Image Codecs Impact QNX Software Development Platform
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial-of-service condition in QNX SDP via a NULL pointer dereference in the PCX image codec.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-48857?
CVE-2024-48857 is a high-severity vulnerability in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP), published on 14 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NULL pointer dereference 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 in the context of the process using the image codec.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48857?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-48857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-48857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform (SDP)
- CVE-2020-6932 Path traversal in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP)
- CVE-2025-2474 Vulnerability in PCX Image Codec Impacts QNX Software Development Platform
- CVE-2024-48856 Vulnerabilities in TIFF and PCX Image Codecs Impact QNX Software Development Platform
- CVE-2021-32024 Memory corruption in QNX Software Development Platform (SDP)
- CVE-2017-3891 Privilege escalation in QNX Software Development Platform (QNX SDP)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xg4-9379-gq7p.