CVE-2014-2534
/sbin/pppoectl in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading "bad…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.95%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 39% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
/sbin/pppoectl in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS 6.4.x and 6.5.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading "bad parameter" lines in error messages, as demonstrated by reading the root password hash in /etc/shadow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- QNX 6.4.x/6.5.x pppoectl - Information Disclosure (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32156local, qnxpublished 10 Mar 2014Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 32156 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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- 10 years later
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.95% · top 39% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
5
- 32156 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20140313 Re: Medium severity flaw in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140311 Medium severity flaw in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20140312 Medium severity flaw in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20140313 Re: Medium severity flaw in BlackBerry QNX Neutrino RTOS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-2570 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2014-2534)Record last updated .