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Gentoo: GLSA-201504-18 Low: GStreamer Buffer Overflow Exposure

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2014
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Gentoo GLSA 202101-12 highlights a critical vulnerability in the libXML2 library leading to potential Denial of Service; prompt updates are required for protection.
A NULL pointer dereference in QtGui could lead to Denial of Service.

Summary

A NULL pointer dereference has been found in QtGui.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software upgrade normal severity qtgui

Resolution

All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.5-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0190 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0190

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-25
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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: QtGui: Denial of Service
Date: December 13, 2014
Bugs: #508984
ID: 201412-25

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo software upgrade normal severity qtgui

Synopsis

A NULL pointer dereference in QtGui could lead to Denial of Service.

Background

QtGui is the GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt5 framework.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-qt/qtgui < 4.8.5-r2 >= 4.8.5-r2

Impact

===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted GIF image, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.