NVD - CVE-2013-0254

CVE-2013-0254 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

The QSharedMemory class in Qt 5.0.0, 4.8.x before 4.8.5, 4.7.x before 4.7.6, and other versions including 4.4.0 uses weak permissions (world-readable and world-writable) for shared memory segments, which allows local users to read sensitive information or modify critical program data, as demonstrated by reading a pixmap being sent to an X server.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 02/06/2013

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.6 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 4.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00019.html
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-February/000023.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0669.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907425

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-0254
NVD Published Date:
02/06/2013
NVD Last Modified:
05/14/2013

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