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CVE-2013-2688

Buffer overflow in phrelay in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS through 6.5.0 SP1 in the QNX Software Development Platform allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to TCP port 4868 that leverage improper handling of the /dev/photon device file.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-2688 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from blackberry, from blackberry organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-07-12T16:56:12.237

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	blackberry	qnx_software_development_platform	-	Yes
Operating System	blackberry	qnx_neutrino_rtos	≤ 6.5.0	Yes
Operating System	blackberry	qnx_neutrino_rtos	6.4.1	Yes
Operating System	blackberry	qnx_neutrino_rtos	6.5.0	Yes

References

http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/qnxph_1-adv.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-189-01 Patch, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.qnx.com/download/feature.html?programid=24850 Patch ([email protected])
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/qnxph_1-adv.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-13-189-01 Patch, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.qnx.com/download/feature.html?programid=24850 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For blackberry's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.