CVE-2007-0242 Affecting qt package, versions <1:3.3.6-23.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.16% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-QT-2446979
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Apr 2007

Introduced: 3 Apr 2007

CVE-2007-0242  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 qt to version 1:3.3.6-23.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2007-0883.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt package and not the qt package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The UTF-8 decoder in codecs/qutfcodec.cpp in Qt 3.3.8 and 4.2.3 does not reject long UTF-8 sequences as required by the standard, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.

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