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.
EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Qt — versions 1.41, 1.42, 1.43
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
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.