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Debian DSA-1292-1 : qt4-x11 - missing input validation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25229

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Andreas Nolden discovered a bug in the UTF8 decoding routines in qt4-x11, a C++ GUI library framework, that could allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.

Solution

Upgrade the qt4-x11 package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.1-2etch1.

For the testing and unstable distribution (lenny and sid, respectively), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.2-2.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=417391

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1292

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25229

File Name: debian_DSA-1292.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/16/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:qt4-x11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0242

BID: 23269

DSA: 1292