SB2019041816 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libqt5-qtbase
Published: April 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019041816
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19870)
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)
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.