Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-0242
The UTF-8 decoder in codecs/qutfcodec.cpp in Qt 3.3.8 and 4.2.3 does not reject long UTF-8 sequences as required by the standard, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2007-0242
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:3.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0242
0.81%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 72 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-0242
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2007-0242
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html
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http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23269
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33397
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ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
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http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1292
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http://www.nabble.com/Bug-417390:-CVE-2007-0242,--Qt-UTF-8-overlong-sequence-decoding-vulnerability-t3506065.html
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:075
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http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.348591
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http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-703.shtml
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1202
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-452-1
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:076
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-424.htm
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http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/39ea4b325a7da742cb8b6995fa585b14.html
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:074
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0883.html
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1212
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1324.html
RHSA-2011:1324 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11510
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http://www.trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2007-03-30.9172215350
Patch
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http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/fc79b7f48d739f9c803a24ddad933384.html
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