From: Raphael Marichez <falco@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200710-28 ] Qt: Buffer overflow
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:46:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20071025214624.GD13985@falco.falcal.net> (raw)
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Qt: Buffer overflow
Date: October 25, 2007
Bugs: #192472
ID: 200710-28
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Synopsis
========
An off-by-one vulnerability has been discovered in Qt, possibly
resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
Qt is a cross-platform GUI framework, which is used e.g. by KDE.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/qt < 3.3.8-r4 >= 3.3.8-r4
Description
===========
Dirk Mueller from the KDE development team discovered a boundary error
in file qutfcodec.cpp when processing Unicode strings.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted Unicode string to a
vulnerable Qt application, possibly resulting in the remote execution
of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the
application. Note that the boundary error is present but reported to be
not exploitable in 4.x series.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.8-r4"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4137
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4137
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-28.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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