SB2022010102 - Denial of service in Qt

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SB2022010102 - Denial of service in Qt

Published: January 1, 2022 Updated: July 25, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2022010102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45930)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within QtPrivate::QCommonArrayOps::growAppend() function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SVG file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References