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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200408-20] Qt: Image loader overflows Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200408-20] Qt: Image loader overflows |
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Qt: Image loader overflows Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-20 (Qt: Image loader overflows) There are several unspecified bugs in the QImage class which may cause crashes or permit execution of arbitrary code as the user running the Qt application. These bugs affect the PNG, XPM, BMP, GIF and JPEG image types. Impact A possible hacker may exploit these bugs by causing a user to open a carefully-constructed image file in any one of these formats. This may be accomplished through e-mail attachments (if the user uses KMail), or by simply placing a malformed image on a website and then convicing the user to load the site in a Qt-based browser (such as Konqueror). Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version of Qt. References: http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:085 http://www.trolltech.com/developer/changes/changes-3.3.3.html Solution: All Qt users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.3" # emerge ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.3" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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