4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-0242
Qt UTF-8 Decoding Vulnerability (XSS/ Directory Traversal)
Description

The UTF-8 decoder in codecs/qutfcodec.cpp in Qt 3.3.8 and 4.2.3 does not reject long UTF-8 sequences as required by the standard, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.

INFO

Published Date :

April 3, 2007, 4:19 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-0242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qt qt
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-0242.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20070901-01-P.asc
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-703.shtml
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1324.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24699
http://secunia.com/advisories/24705
http://secunia.com/advisories/24726
http://secunia.com/advisories/24727
http://secunia.com/advisories/24759
http://secunia.com/advisories/24797
http://secunia.com/advisories/24847
http://secunia.com/advisories/24889
http://secunia.com/advisories/25263
http://secunia.com/advisories/26804
http://secunia.com/advisories/26857
http://secunia.com/advisories/27108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27275
http://secunia.com/advisories/46117
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.348591
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-424.htm
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/39ea4b325a7da742cb8b6995fa585b14.html
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/fc79b7f48d739f9c803a24ddad933384.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1292
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:074
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:075
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:076
http://www.nabble.com/Bug-417390:-CVE-2007-0242%2C--Qt-UTF-8-overlong-sequence-decoding-vulnerability-t3506065.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_6_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0883.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0909.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23269
http://www.trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2007-03-30.9172215350 Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-452-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1212
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33397
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1202
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11510

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-0242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-0242 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.nabble.com/Bug-417390:-CVE-2007-0242%2C--Qt-UTF-8-overlong-sequence-decoding-vulnerability-t3506065.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.nabble.com/Bug-417390:-CVE-2007-0242,--Qt-UTF-8-overlong-sequence-decoding-vulnerability-t3506065.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11510 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11510 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33397 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33397 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-0242 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-0242 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.16 }} 0.64%

score

0.91192

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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