CVE-2007-0242

Medium

Description

The UTF-8 decoder in codecs/qutfcodec.cpp in Qt 3.3.8 and 4.2.3 does not reject long UTF-8 sequences as required by the standard, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) and directory traversal attacks via long sequences that decode to dangerous metacharacters.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductQt
PublishedApr 3, 2007
First seenApr 3, 2007

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
qt qt3.3.8, 4.2.3—

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