Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-48858

Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform 7.0 … 8.0

Published
14 January 2025
Modified
01 December 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0057 44th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-48858 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input (CWE-1287) vulnerability in Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 44th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-48858 is an improper input validation vulnerability (CWE-1287) in the PCX image codec of QNX SDP versions 8.0, 7.1, and 7.0. Published on 2025-01-14, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), highlighting its potential for high-impact availability disruption without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction required. Exploitation triggers a denial-of-service condition within the context of the process using the PCX image codec, potentially crashing the affected application.

Blackberry has published an advisory with mitigation guidance at https://support.blackberry.com/pkb/s/article/140334.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper input validation 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.

CWE(s)
CWE-1287

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
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T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2024-48855Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2025-2474Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2024-48856Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2023-32701Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2024-35215Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2024-48857Same product: Blackberry Qnx Software Development Platform
CVE-2025-8556Shared CWE-1287
CVE-2025-59259Shared CWE-1287

Affected Assets

blackberry
qnx software development platform
7.0, 7.1, 8.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.1.1
  • V1.4.2
  • V2.1.1
  • V2.2.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

SI-10 directly requires validation of information inputs, which structurally prevents type-validation failures from being introduced or exploitable.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require proper input type validation during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect type-validation flaws but does not prevent them during development.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and type checking to prevent improper type handling.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly include validation of input data types and formats.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles promote defensive input handling and type enforcement at system boundaries.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require proper type validation of all external inputs.

References