SB2023053067 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Qt

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SB2023053067 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Qt

Published: May 30, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023053067
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33285)

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

The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read via a crafted reply from a DNS server within the QDnsLookup() function in src/network/kernel/qdnslookup_unix.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


2) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32762)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Qt Network incorrectly parses the strict-transport-security (HSTS) header, allowing unencrypted connections to be established, even when explicitly prohibited by the server. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.


3) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32573)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error in src/svg/qsvghandler.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References