A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Qt handled certain Bitmap (BMP) files. If a user loaded a specially crafted BMP image file with an application linked against Qt, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Find out more about CVE-2015-1858 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qt3 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt3 | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qt4 | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qt | Not affected |
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