Upstream information
Description
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2007:006, published Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA qt3-devel-3.3.8b-88.21 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA qt3-3.3.8b-88.21 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA qt3-3.3.8b-88.21 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA qt3-3.3.8b-88.21 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA qt3-3.3.8b-88.21 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA qt3-devel-3.3.8b-88.21 |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 01:54:36 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:52 2025