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A vulnerability has been found in Qt 3.3.8/4.2.3 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file codecs/qutfcodec.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:
The UTF-8 decoder in codecs/qutfcodec.cpp in Qt 3.3.8 and 4.2.3 does not reject long UTF-8 sequences as required by the standard, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.
The bug was discovered 04/03/2007. The weakness was released 04/03/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at trolltech.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0242 since 01/16/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68354 (Oracle Linux 5 : qt4 (ELSA-2011-1324)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156047 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Qt (ELSA-2007-0883)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33397) and Tenable (68354). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 38828.
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 68354
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : qt4 (ELSA-2011-1324)
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OpenVAS ID: 58197
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2007-093-03 qt
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Advisory: trolltech.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-0242 (🔍)
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X-Force: 33397
Vulnerability Center: 14782 - QT XSS via Long UTF-8 Sequences, Medium
SecurityFocus: 23269 - Trolltech Qt UTF-8 Sequences Input Validation Vulnerability
Secunia: 46117 - Red Hat update for qt4, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34679 - CVE-2007-0242 - Trolltech - Qt - Cross-site Scripting Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-1212
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Entry
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56Updated: 07/17/2019 14:01
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (80), 07/17/2019 14:01 (5)
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