#VU87163 Buffer overflow in qt5-qtbase - CVE-2024-25580

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87163

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25580

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
qt5-qtbase
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Qt Group

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when reading KTX images. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

qt5-qtbase: 5.12.0 - 6.6.1

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External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2264423

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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.