Gentoo update for QtNetwork

Published: 2024-02-18

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-32762 CVE-2023-51714
CWE-ID	CWE-319 CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-qt/qtnetwork Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component dev-qt/qtbase Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU76666

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32762

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-qt/qtbase to version: 6.6.1-r2
dev-qt/qtnetwork to version: 5.15.12-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-qt/qtnetwork: before 5.15.12-r1

dev-qt/qtbase: before 6.6.1-r2

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-21

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU85067

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51714

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow