Out-of-bounds read in qt5-qtbase - CVE-2020-17507
Published: August 12, 2020 / Updated: September 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46199
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17507
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Qt Group
Affected software:
qt5-qtbase
qt5-qtbase
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17507
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308436
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308495
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308496
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/426FCC6JNK4JUEX5QHJQDYQ6MUVQ3E6P/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBPZVZNEYXGATTXM4WOE7OQ55VAKPVD6/