What is CVE-2017-15011?

CVE-2017-15011 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qt, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-15011?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Qt

CVE-2017-15011

The named pipes in qtsingleapp in Qt 5.x, as used in qBittorrent and SugarSync, are configured for remote access and allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an unspecified string.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Qt — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15011?: CVE-2017-15011 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qt, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-15011?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.