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Gentoo: 201311-14 Normal: QtCore, QtGui Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey November 22, 2013
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities within QtCore and QtGui could permit unauthorized execution of code, service disruption, and enable man-in-the-middle assaults.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, Denial of Service, or man-in-the-middle attacks

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution DoS man-in-the-middle QtCore QtGui

Resolution

All QtCore users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtcore-4.8.4-r2"
All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.4-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-3193 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3193 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-0254 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-0254 [ 3 ] Security advisory: Fraudulent certificates [ 4 ] What the DigiNotar security breach means for Qt users

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201311-14
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: QtCore, QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 22, 2013
Bugs: #361401, #382171, #384103, #455884
ID: 201311-14

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo code execution DoS man-in-the-middle QtCore QtGui

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, Denial of Service, or man-in-the-middle attacks.

Background

The Qt toolkit is a comprehensive C++ application development framework.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-qt/qtcore < 4.8.4-r2 >= 4.8.4-r2 2 dev-qt/qtgui < 4.8.4-r1 >= 4.8.4-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file with an application linked against QtCore or QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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