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From: Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200611-02 ] Qt: Integer overflow
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 14:17:08
Message-Id: 454F3E0E.8010506@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Qt: Integer overflow
9 Date: November 06, 2006
10 Bugs: #151838
11 ID: 200611-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 An integer overflow flaw in the Qt pixmap handling could possibly lead
19 to a Denial of Service or the remote execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Qt is a cross-platform GUI toolkit, which is used e.g. by KDE.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 x11-libs/qt < 4.1.4-r2 >= 4.1.4-r2
33 *>= 3.3.6-r4
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35 Description
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38 An integer overflow flaw has been found in the pixmap handling of Qt.
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40 Impact
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43 By enticing a user to open a specially crafted pixmap image in an
44 application using Qt, e.g. Konqueror, a remote attacker could be able
45 to cause an application crash or the execution of arbitrary code with
46 the rights of the user running the application.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.6-r4"
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61 All Qt 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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63 # emerge --sync
64 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-4.1.4-r2"
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66 References
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69 [ 1 ] CVE-2006-4811
70 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4811
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72 Availability
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75 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
76 the Gentoo Security Website:
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78 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-02.xml
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80 Concerns?
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83 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
84 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
85 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
86 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
87 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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89 License
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92 Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
93 belongs to its owner(s).
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95 The contents of this document are licensed under the
96 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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98 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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