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CVE-2021-28025:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-28025 is an Integer Overflow vulnerability discovered in the qsvghandler.cpp component of Qt qtsvg. The vulnerability affects multiple versions including 5.15.1, 6.0.0, 6.0.2, and 6.2. This security flaw allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound) and affects the Qt framework's SVG handling capabilities (NVD).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a denial of service (DoS) condition, potentially affecting the availability of applications using the affected Qt SVG components (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Qt versions 5.15.4, 6.0.3, 6.1.0 RC, and 6.2.0. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the vulnerability (Qt Bugtracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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