PT-2018-2536
CVE-2018-19870
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Published
2018-12-06
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Updated
2020-09-28
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Qt versions prior to 5.11.3
Description
The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference in the QGifHandler function when processing a malformed GIF image, resulting in a segmentation fault. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted GIF image.
Recommendations
For Qt versions prior to 5.11.3, update to version 5.11.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the handling of GIF images by the QGifHandler function until a patch is available.
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