Gentoo update for Qt



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-37369
CVE-2023-38197
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

dev-qt/qtcore
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

dev-qt/qtbase
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79632

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-2023-37369

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing XML content in QXmlStreamReader. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-qt/qtbase to version: 6.5.2
dev-qt/qtcore to version: 5.15.10-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-qt/qtcore: before 5.15.10-r1

dev-qt/qtbase: before 6.5.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202501-08


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.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU78697

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-2023-38197

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling recursive expansions. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-qt/qtbase to version: 6.5.2
dev-qt/qtcore to version: 5.15.10-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-qt/qtcore: before 5.15.10-r1

dev-qt/qtbase: before 6.5.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202501-08


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.



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