NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qt4-x11 package, versions <4:4.8.7+dfsg-18


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-QT4X11-406592
  • published7 Dec 2018
  • disclosed26 Dec 2018

Introduced: 7 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-19870  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 qt4-x11 to version 4:4.8.7+dfsg-18 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt4-x11 package and not the qt4-x11 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. A malformed GIF image causes a NULL pointer dereference in QGifHandler resulting in a segmentation fault.