CVE-2023-33285 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in Qt's QDnsLookup allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted DNS replies.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-33285?

CVE-2023-33285 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qt Qt, published on 22 May 2023. 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 5.x before 5.15.14, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.1. QDnsLookup has a buffer over-read via a crafted reply from a DNS server.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33285?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (1)
qt6-base openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions6.6.0-3.1

Products include Qt Qt.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33285?

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-2023-33285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-26943, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33285, GHSA-pwf5-mq6w-f36v, OESA-2023-1791, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-33285, openSUSE-SU-2024:13380-1.

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