Denial of service in Qt SQL ODBC driver plugin

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU74061

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24607

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Qt SQL ODBC driver plugin. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Qt: 5.15.0 - 6.4.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:5.15.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.qt.io/blog/security-advisory-qt-sql-odbc-driver-plugin

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.