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CVE-2020-24742

Published: 9 August 2021

An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This was fixed in USN-4275-1 as CVE-2020-0569, but that CVE
now has an unrelated description. In any case, this issue is
fixed.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
qtbase-opensource-src
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5)
focal Not vulnerable
(5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-5ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-9)
jammy Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-9)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

qtbase-opensource-src-gles
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-3ubuntu1)
impish Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-4)
jammy Not vulnerable
(5.15.2+dfsg-4)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H