Buffer overflow in Qt
CVE-2018-19873
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. QBmpHandler has a buffer overflow via BMP data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 88.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qt
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- openSUSE Backports — versions sle-15
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4374 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00066.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00004.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 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.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00014.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4003-1/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2135 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3390 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00057.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19873?
- CVE-2018-19873 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qt, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19873?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.