SB2024062639 - Gentoo update for qtsvg 



SB2024062639 - Gentoo update for qtsvg

Published: June 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024062639
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 secuirty vulnerabilities.


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.


2) 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.