Qt up to 4.8.6/5.4.1 QtBase GIF Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qt up to 4.8.6/5.4.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component QtBase Module. Such manipulation as part of GIF Image leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-1860. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qt up to 4.8.6/5.4.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component QtBase Module. The manipulation as part of a GIF Image leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in the QtBase module in Qt before 4.8.7 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.

The weakness was released 05/12/2015 by Richard Moore (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.qt-project.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1860 since 02/17/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83206 (Fedora 21 : qt3-3.3.8b-63.fc21 (2015-6661)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196129 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Qt4-x11, Qtbase-opensource-src Vulnerabilities (USN-2626-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.8.7 or 5.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83206), SecurityFocus (BID 74302†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50279†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-69623, VDB-74479, VDB-75234 and VDB-75235. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 83206
Nessus Name: Fedora 21 : qt3-3.3.8b-63.fc21 (2015-6661)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-qt5-qtbase FEDORA-2015-6932
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Qt 4.8.7/5.4.2

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01/01/2014 🔍
02/17/2015 +412 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +22 days 🔍
05/04/2015 +54 days 🔍
05/12/2015 +8 days 🔍
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05/13/2015 +1 days 🔍
05/25/2015 +12 days 🔍
05/10/2022 +2542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2626-1
Researcher: Richard Moore
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-1860 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1860
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75236
SecurityFocus: 74302 - Qt 'qgifhandler.cpp' Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 50279 - Qt Remote DoS and Code Execution via a Crafted GIF Image, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2015 10:14
Updated: 05/10/2022 14:27
Changes: 05/13/2015 10:14 (64), 06/29/2017 07:25 (9), 05/10/2022 14:26 (3), 05/10/2022 14:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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