[ GLSA 201412-25 ] QtGui: Denial of Service

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: QtGui: Denial of Service (GLSA 201412-25)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 13, 2014
Bug(s): #508984
ID: 201412-25

Synopsis

A NULL pointer dereference in QtGui could lead to Denial of
Service.


Background

QtGui is the GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt5 framework.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-qt/qtgui
Vulnerable: < 4.8.5-r2
Unaffected: >= 4.8.5-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A NULL pointer dereference has been found in QtGui.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted GIF image, possibly
resulting in a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version: