AMD64 x86 emulation Qt library: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200712-08 / emul-linux-x86-qtlibs
Release Date	December 09, 2007
Latest Revision	December 09, 2007: 01
Impact	normal
Exploitable	remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs	< 20071114-r2	>= 20071114-r2	AMD64

Related bugreports: #189536

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in the AMD64 x86 emulation Qt library may lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code in Qt applications.

2. Impact Information

Background

Qt is a cross-platform GUI framework, which is used e.g. by KDE. The AMD64 x86 emulation Qt library packages Qt libraries for 32bit x86 emulation on AMD64.

Description

The Qt versions used by the AMD64 x86 emulation Qt libraries were vulnerable to several flaws (GLSA 200708-16, GLSA 200710-28)

Impact

An attacker could trigger one of the vulnerabilities by causing a Qt application to parse specially crafted text or Unicode strings, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All AMD64 x86 emulation Qt library users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs-20071114-r2"

4. References

Page updated December 09, 2007

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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