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Unscored USN-4275-1 2 CVEs

qtbase-opensource-src vulnerabilities

Published Feb 10, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain PPM images. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPM file,
a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19872)

It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain text files. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted text
file, a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-18281)

It was discovered that Qt incorrectly searched for plugins in the current
working directory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-0569)

It was discovered that Qt incorrectly searched for libraries relative to
the current working directory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10.
(CVE-2020-0570)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS qtbase-opensource-src 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.7
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS qtbase-opensource-src 5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-19872
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18281
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0569
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0570