Out-of-bounds Read Affecting oxide-qt package, versions <1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
46.08% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-OXIDEQT-396966
  • published19 Jan 2017
  • disclosed19 Jan 2017

Introduced: 19 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-5198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 oxide-qt to version 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream oxide-qt package and not the oxide-qt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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