Vulnerability in Qt
CVE-2013-0254
The QSharedMemory class in Qt 5.0.0, 4.8.x before 4.8.5, 4.7.x before 4.7.6, and other versions including 4.4.0 uses weak permissions (world-readable and world-writable) for shared memory segments, which allows local users to read sensitive information or modify critical program data, as demonstrated by reading a pixmap being sent to an X server.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qt — versions 1.41, 1.42, 1.43
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0669.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00014.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-February/000023.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00019.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0254?
- CVE-2013-0254 is a vulnerability in Qt, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-02-06.
- Is CVE-2013-0254 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.