CVE-2014-2534 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the /sbin/pppoectl utility within BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS versions 6.4.x and 6.5.x. Local users can exploit this by triggering "bad parameter" error messages, which inadvertently expose sensitive data like the root password hash from /etc/shadow. With a CVSS score of 4.9, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), a public exploit (EDB-32156) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:blackberry:qnx_neutrino_rtos:6.5.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.