CVE-2017-15011 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using the qtsingleapp library by sending malicious strings to exposed named pipes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15011?
CVE-2017-15011 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 3 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15011?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Qt Qt.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15011?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2017-15011 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15011 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qt Qt
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qf2h-9679-5x7v.