NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qtbase-opensource-src package, versions <5.11.1+dfsg-7ubuntu3.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.42% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1810-QTBASEOPENSOURCESRC-301560
  • 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 Ubuntu:18.10 qtbase-opensource-src to version 5.11.1+dfsg-7ubuntu3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qtbase-opensource-src package and not the qtbase-opensource-src package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.10 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.