NULL pointer dereference in qt5-qtbase - CVE-2023-45935

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU89359

NULL pointer dereference in qt5-qtbase - CVE-2023-45935

Published: May 10, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89359
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45935
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
qt5-qtbase
Software vendor:
Qt Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the QXcbConnection::initializeAllAtoms(). A local user can crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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