SB2019041816 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libqt5-qtbase

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SB2019041816 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libqt5-qtbase

Published: April 18, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019041816
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19870)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in QGifHandler. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted GIF image, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the service to crash.

2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19872)

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error when processing PPM images. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image and crash the affected application.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References