medium4.3
CVE-2012-5624
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitra…
Impact
The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Digia | Qt | through 4.8.3 |
| Qt | Qt | Versions 1.41, 1.42, 1.43, 1.44, 1.45, 2.0.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 10.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html
- http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00048.html
- http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/96311def2466dd44de64d77a1c815b22fbf68f71
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52217
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/04/8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883415
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C40034