GLSA-201311-14 : QtCore, QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 71073

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-201311-14 (QtCore, QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file with an application linked against QtCore or QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All QtCore users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-qt/qtcore-4.8.4-r2' All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.4-r1' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?a00ee90a

http://www.nessus.org/u?283acef0

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-14

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 71073

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201311-14.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 11/25/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qtcore, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qtgui, 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: 11/22/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3193, CVE-2013-0254

BID: 49723, 57772

GLSA: 201311-14