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diff --git a/glsa-200710-28.xml b/glsa-200710-28.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0177a39f45b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200710-28.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200710-28"> + <title>Qt: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + An off-by-one vulnerability has been discovered in Qt, possibly resulting + in the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">qt</product> + <announced>October 25, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 25, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>192472</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="x11-libs/qt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.3.8-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.3.8-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Qt is a cross-platform GUI framework, which is used e.g. by KDE. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dirk Mueller from the KDE development team discovered a boundary error + in file qutfcodec.cpp when processing Unicode strings. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + 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. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.8-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4137">CVE-2007-4137</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:11:04 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:54:49 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:54:56 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |