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GLSA-200611-02 : Qt: Integer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 23626

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200611-02 (Qt: Integer overflow)

 An integer overflow flaw has been found in the pixmap handling of Qt.
 Impact :

 By enticing a user to open a specially crafted pixmap image in an application using Qt, e.g. Konqueror, a remote attacker could be able to cause an application crash or the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/qt-3.3.6-r4' All Qt 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/qt-4.1.4-r2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200611-02

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 23626

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200611-02.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Published: 11/7/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qt, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4811

BID: 20599

GLSA: 200611-02