Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting qt5-qtbase-static package, versions <0:5.12.5-6.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.34% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-QT5QTBASESTATIC-5658611
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2020

Introduced: 3 Nov 2020

CVE-2018-21035  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 qt5-qtbase-static to version 0:5.12.5-6.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:4690.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-qtbase-static package and not the qt5-qtbase-static package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Qt through 5.14.1, the WebSocket implementation accepts up to 2GB for frames and 2GB for messages. Smaller limits cannot be configured. This makes it easier for attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1