Resource exhaustion in Qt
CVE-2018-19871
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. There is QTgaFile Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qt
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- codereview.qt-project.org/ (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/ (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00014.html (mailing-list)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2135 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00023.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19871?
- CVE-2018-19871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-12-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19871?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19871 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.