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Qt QTextEdit Error Message Handling Format String Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26298
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Release Date:
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2007-08-01
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Last Update:
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2007-08-13
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Qt 3.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-3388 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Qt, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a format string error in QTextEdit when handling error messages. This can can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by e.g. causing an application linked against Qt to parse specially crafted text.
The vulnerability reportedly only affects Qt 3.x. Qt 4.x is not affected.
Solution:
Apply patch.
http://www.trolltech.com/developer/download/170529.diff
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
* Tim Brown, Portcullis Computer Security Ltd
* Dirk Mueller, KDE
Changelog:
2007-08-13: Minor spelling correction.
Original Advisory:
http://trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2007-07-27.7503755960
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