CVE-2007-0242

Published: Apr 3, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Qt: Qt

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Qt Qt	Version 3.3.8
Qt Qt	Version 4.2.3

References (72)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc (unsafe URL)

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-703.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1324.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24699

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24705

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24726

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24727

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24759

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24797

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24847

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/24889

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/25263

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26804

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26857

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27108

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/27275

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/46117

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.348591

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-424.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/39ea4b325a7da742cb8b6995fa585b14.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/fc79b7f48d739f9c803a24ddad933384.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:074

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:075

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:076

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.nabble.com/Bug-417390:-CVE-2007-0242%2C--Qt-UTF-8-overlong-sequence-decoding-vulnerability-t3506065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0883.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23269

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2007-03-30.9172215350

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-452-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1212

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33397

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1202

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11510

Source: cve@mitre.org

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc (unsafe URL)