CVE-2014-0190 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF image due to a NULL pointer dereference in the Qt GUI library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-0190?

CVE-2014-0190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The GIF decoder in QtGui in Qt before 5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via invalid width and height values in a GIF image.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0190?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Opensuse, Qt Qt.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0190?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-0190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r7x-qv26-9x2m, MGASA-2014-0240, MGASA-2014-0241, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0190.

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