GLSA-201603-10 : QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 89903

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201603-10 (QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtGui.
It is possible for remote attackers to construct specially crafted BMP, ICO, or GIF images that lead to buffer overflows. After successfully overflowing the buffer the remote attacker can then cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code.
Impact :

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Workaround :

There is no known work around at this time.

Solution

All QtGui 4.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4' All QtGui 5.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-qt/qtgui-5.4.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 89903

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201603-10.nasl

Version: 2.2

Type: local

Published: 3/14/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:qtgui, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1858, CVE-2015-1859, CVE-2015-1860

GLSA: 201603-10