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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-02 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Qt: Integer overflow |
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Date: November 06, 2006 |
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Bugs: #151838 |
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ID: 200611-02 |
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Synopsis |
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An integer overflow flaw in the Qt pixmap handling could possibly lead |
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to a Denial of Service or the remote execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Qt is a cross-platform GUI toolkit, which is used e.g. by KDE. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-libs/qt < 4.1.4-r2 >= 4.1.4-r2 |
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*>= 3.3.6-r4 |
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Description |
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An integer overflow flaw has been found in the pixmap handling of Qt. |
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Impact |
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted pixmap image in an |
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application using Qt, e.g. Konqueror, a remote attacker could be able |
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to cause an application crash or the execution of arbitrary code with |
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the rights of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.6-r4" |
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All Qt 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-4.1.4-r2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4811 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4811 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-02.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |