USN-368-1: Qt vulnerability

Publication date

24 October 2006

Overview

Qt vulnerability


Details

An integer overflow was discovered in Qt's image loader. By processing
a specially crafted image with an application that uses this library
(like Konqueror), a remote attacker could exploit this to execute
arbitrary code with the application's privileges.

An integer overflow was discovered in Qt's image loader. By processing
a specially crafted image with an application that uses this library
(like Konqueror), a remote attacker could exploit this to execute
arbitrary code with the application's privileges.

Update instructions

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your Desktop session to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper libqt3-mt –  3:3.3.6-1ubuntu6.1
5.10 breezy libqt3-mt –  3:3.3.4-8ubuntu5.1
5.04 hoary libqt3c102 –  3:3.3.3-7ubuntu3.1
libqt3c102-mt –  3:3.3.3-7ubuntu3.1

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