- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200708-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Qt: Multiple format string vulnerabilities Date: August 22, 2007 Bugs: #185446 ID: 200708-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Format string vulnerabilities in Qt 3 may lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code in some Qt applications. Background ========== Qt is a cross-platform GUI framework, which is used e.g. by KDE. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-libs/qt < 3.3.8-r3 >= 3.3.8-r3 Description =========== Tim Brown of Portcullis Computer Security Ltd and Dirk Mueller of KDE reported multiple format string errors in qWarning() calls in files qtextedit.cpp, qdatatable.cpp, qsqldatabase.cpp, qsqlindex.cpp, qsqlrecord.cpp, qglobal.cpp, and qsvgdevice.cpp. Impact ====== An attacker could trigger one of the vulnerabilities by causing a Qt application to parse specially crafted text, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Qt 3 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "=x11-libs/qt-3*" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3388 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3388 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-16.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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