[ GLSA 200611-02 ] Qt: Integer overflow

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200611-02
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Qt: Integer overflow
      Date: November 06, 2006
      Bugs: #151838
        ID: 200611-02

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Synopsis
========

An integer overflow flaw in the Qt pixmap handling could possibly lead
to a Denial of Service or the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Qt is a cross-platform GUI toolkit, which is used e.g. by KDE.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package      /  Vulnerable  /                          Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  x11-libs/qt     < 4.1.4-r2                            >= 4.1.4-r2
                                                          *>= 3.3.6-r4

Description
===========

An integer overflow flaw has been found in the pixmap handling of Qt.

Impact
======

By enticing a user to open a specially crafted pixmap image in an
application using Qt, e.g. Konqueror, a remote attacker could be able
to cause an application crash or the execution of arbitrary code with
the rights of the user running the application.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.6-r4"

All Qt 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-4.1.4-r2"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-4811
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4811

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-02.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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