CVE-2018-19873 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the Qt BMP handler allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malicious BMP files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-19873?
CVE-2018-19873 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 26 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. QBmpHandler has a buffer overflow via BMP data.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19873?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Backports, Opensuse Leap, Qt Qt.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19873?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-19873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19873, GHSA-7wmh-gw77-55mp, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19873.