CVE-2014-3755 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using the Qt SVG module by providing malicious SVG files with local file references.
- 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-2014-3755?
CVE-2014-3755 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 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 QSvg module in Qt, as used in the Mumble client 1.2.x before 1.2.6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang and resource consumption) via a local file reference in an (1) image tag or (2) XML stylesheet in an SVG file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mumble Mumble.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3755?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-3755 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3755 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3755, GHSA-3923-6jq3-5x25, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3755.