CVE-2017-15011: qt

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15011 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in qt. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-10-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The named pipes in qtsingleapp in Qt 5.x, as used in qBittorrent and SugarSync, are configured for remote access and allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an unspecified string.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.